Even with limited proficiencies, children are known to be more at ease than adults when attempting to use a new language as they do not consciously monitor their progress the way adults do. Adults on the other hand, have the fear of making mistakes and embarrassing themselves. Stephen Krashen’s Theory of Second Language Acquisition (1982), includes a ‘monitor’ hypothesis which is the result of a learned grammar. This system will plan, edit and correct the second language. However, when overused, it will cause a lack of self-confidence which will lead to over self-consciousness then ultimately become a problem in the SLA process.

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