Research
Stephen Krashen and Jim Cummins are important researchers in the field of second language acquisition. This section explores the following:
Stephen Krashen
- Comprehensible input hypothesis
- Affective filter hypothesis
- Monitor hypothesis
Jim Cummins (as cited in Wright, 2010)
- Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills (BICS) vs. Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)
- Common Underlying Proficiency (CUP) hypothesis
- Second language quadrant