alleryWhy is a fixed, graded order of structures out of step with learners?
ALearners have internal sequences
BGraded texts are too long
CTeachers cannot plan lessons
DLearners dislike structures
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Learners have internal sequences
1. The structural approach planned and ordered the inputs presented to learners.
2. NCERT notes this was later shown to be out of step with learners' internal learning sequences.
3. The language presented and the system learners internalise are related in a non-linear way.
4. This relationship is mediated by the learner's mental grammar.
5. So what is taught first is not necessarily what is acquired first.
6. The reason is that learners follow their own internal sequences.
**Why the other options fail:**
- Text length is not the issue raised.
- Teachers' planning ability is not the issue either.
- Learners disliking structures is also not claimed; the problem is the mismatch with learners' internal order.
_Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of English (2006), section "ELT (English Language Teaching) in India", PDF p. 12 (ncert.nic.in/pdf/focus-group/english.pdf)_
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