Vineetha, C.B. and Arun Kumar, A
(2017)
Filters in second language learning:
findings from a six-year study on
language acquisition.
Language and Language Teaching, 6 (1).
pp. 19-23.
ISSN 2277-307X
Abstract
First and second language acquisition differs
mainly in the cognitive filters acting at
different levels in the process of acquiring
language. Dulay and Burt (1977) proposed
the affective filter hypothesis which was later
included by Krashen (1985) in his five input
hypotheses. According to this hypothesis,
motivation, attitude, anxiety, and selfconfidence constitute affect. Higher affective
filter translates into lower second language
learning and vice versa, which accounts for
the differences between first and second
language learning (Du, 2009). This affective
filter is not present in first language
acquisition. In this study, we aim to identify
and understand these filters and their
relevance in current language teaching trends
and how they can be effectively employed in
the classroom.
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