acquisition. Children on the other hand, were said to have a very low affective
filter; this facilitated language acquisition and resulted in the child's eventual
superiority in second language acquisition:
"The child's eventual superiority in second language acquisition is
hypothesized to be due to affective factors. Specifically, we hypothesize that
the affective filter increases in strength around puberty."
(Krashen & Terrell, 1988: 46)
According to Krashen & Terrell affective variables have two effects on second
language acquisition:
"...people with the "right" attitudes (high motivation, self ∞nfidence, low
anxiety) will be more prone to interaction and thus get more input, and will also
have a lower affective filter: They will let the input "in" for further language
acquisition." (Krashen & Terrell, 1988: 46)
Adolescence, the time when children become more self-centred is supposedly
the time when the affective filter increases in strength and may thus be the
turning point for ultimate success in second language acquisition:
"...the necessary input is often blocked and therefore is less available for
acquisition." (Krashen & Terrell, 1988: 47)
Based on the work by Elkind (1981) Krashen suggests that with formal
operations the adolescent gains a greater ability to conceptualize the thoughts
of others and that this capacity 'is the crux of adolescent egocentrism'.
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