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How to Learn a Language (Pre-Intermediate)

Easy Stories in English

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The Monitor Hypothesis and Language Use

This chapter discusses Stephen Crassian's third hypothesis, the monitor hypothesis, which suggests that we have an inner voice that helps us monitor and improve our language use. It explores the role of the monitor in checking grammar and word usage, and provides examples of struggling with language tenses to illustrate the hypothesis.

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