alleryIn Krashen's theory, the "Monitor" mainly helps a speaker to:
AProduce speech without thought
BStore new word lists
CCheck and correct output
DRaise interest in a topic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Check and correct output
1. The monitor hypothesis says the learned system acts as a monitor of what one produces.
2. Only the acquired system produces spontaneous speech; the learned system is used to check what is being said.
3. So the Monitor's job is checking and correcting, not producing speech.
**Why not the others:** Spontaneous speech comes from the acquired system, and the Monitor neither stores vocabulary nor raises interest.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Input hypothesis", section "Monitor hypothesis" (revision 1380165607)_
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