Individual Variation in the Use of the Monitor Stephen D Krashen Ananta Dwi Cahya Desy Paradina Shofi Naqiyah Wisnu Dwiyantoro
The Outline Monitor Users Definition General Characteristic of Monitor Users 2. Three Types of Monitor Users Optimalusers Overusers Underusers 3. Conclusion
MONITOR USERS
Definition A person who uses self-correction in the second language production or second language learning.
General Characteristic of Monitor Users Edit their second language output Different types and amounts of errors Show an overt concern
Case Studies of Monitor Users (1) Krashen and Pon ( 1975 ) The name : P Result : - Over a 3-week period and about 80 erros were tabulated - Able to communicate well in both Monitor free and edited situation
Case Studies of Monitor Users(2) 2. Cohen and Robbins ( 1976 ) The name : Ue-lin and Eva Result : Can self-correction Describe her error as “careless”
Three Types of Monitor Users Optimal Users Overusers Uderusers
The Optimal User
Definition Performers who use the Monitor when it is appropriate and when it does not interfere with communication.
The Overuser
Definition They are all the time obsessed with the grammaticality of their speech.
Case Studies of Overuser (1) Stafford and Covitt (1978) The Name : S Result : Speaks very little Try to remember and use grammar rules Does not trust her intuitions about English
Case Studies of Overuser (2) 2. Birnbaum (1976) The Name : Hector Result : Not a single lengthy utterance Over 69 instances of repair
The Underuser
Definition Underusers are those who do not use their conscious knowledge.
Does not seem to use a Monitor Does not seem to use the concious grammar at all The target language is spoken
The Case Studies of Underuser Stafford and Covitt The Name : V ESL student Values the study of grammar highly
The Case Studies of Underuser ( 2 ) Stafford and Covitt The Name : I Studied English formaly Values concious rules highly
Conclusion Three types of Monitor Users : Optimal Users Use the Monitor when it is appropriate 2. Overusers Obsessed with the grammaticality of their speech 3. Underusers Do not use their conscious knowledge
References Krashen, S.D. 2002 .Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning . University of Southern California .
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