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According to Lourdes Ortega (2011), there are different approaches to explaining variab...

Responda: According to Lourdes Ortega (2011), there are different approaches to explaining variability of L2 learning across individuals. The following excerpt is related to a critical approach: ...

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According to Lourdes Ortega (2011), there are different approaches to explaining variability of L2 learning across individuals. The following excerpt is related to a critical approach:

“As Norton and Toohey (2001) explain, in this perspective constructs such as motivation, aptitude, and other individual differences are reconceptualized as stemming from the interplay between people’s understanding of themselves in the world and the constraints, material and symbolic, that their worlds afford them. These understandings are dialectically shaped by the hopes and aspirations of individuals and by the power structures of the societal milieus that they inhabit”

ORTEGA, 2011, p. 179. In: SIMPSON, J. (Ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics. London: Routledge, 2011).

Which statement best exemplifies the critical perspective in language learning?

✂️ a) A student who prefers visual aids will excel when the teacher uses videos, diagrams, or written notes in the lesson.
✂️ b) In a classroom, a teacher might notice that students with higher aptitude scores tend to grasp grammar rules faster or acquire vocabulary more easily.
✂️ c) A student might correctly use the past tense in one conversation but struggle with it the next day. This variability is not seen as a failure but as a sign that the learner’s system is adjusting and adapting as they process more input.
✂️ d) An immigrant child learning the language of the host country might experience both motivation and demotivation based on their experiences of inclusion or exclusion.