alleryLanguage is acquired when attention is focused on:
AThe form of language
BCorrect spelling at all times
CNaming grammar parts
DThe meaning of messages
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The meaning of messages
1. Researchers such as Prabhu, Krashen, and Elley and Mangubhai agree on one point.
2. Language is acquired when attention is not on language form but on the meaning of messages.
3. Form, spelling and grammar labels all shift attention to form.
4. So the focus should be the meaning of messages.
**Why not the others:** Language form, spelling and grammar labels shift attention to form, which is the opposite of what the researchers stress.
_Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of English (2006), section "3.1 Input-rich environments", PDF p. 14 (ncert.nic.in/pdf/focus-group/english.pdf)_
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