alleryKrashen's "silent period" advice for beginners is:
AWeekly speaking tests
BNo forced speech at first
CEarly pronunciation drills
DNo written input at all
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. No forced speech at first
1. Krashen lists a silent period as a way to lower the affective filter.
2. It means not expecting the student to speak before enough comprehensible input has been received.
3. Forcing early speech would raise anxiety and block input.
4. So beginners should not be forced to speak at first.
**Why not the others:** Weekly speaking tests and early pronunciation drills force output, and removing written input does not match the silent-period idea.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Input hypothesis", section "Affective filter hypothesis" (revision 1380165607)_
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