Asked by susue

according to your study unit when discussing language development, performance refers to?
a.understanding
b.expression
c.syntax
d.grammar
my answer is a
Answered by Writeacher
What does "your study unit" have to say?
Answered by susue
that childrens mastery of language can be explained by the fact that childrens competence (understanding)of language exceeds their performance of language(expression)and that children make sense of sentences by tuning into the deep structure(grammar)which underlies spoken speech
Answered by Ms. Sue
According to your text, your answer is wrong.

Answered by susue
should it be b
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yes.

Answered by Writeacher
This same thing happens whenever someone (an older child or an adult) is learning a new language. There is a "silent period" (length of time which varies from person to person, and is somewhat dependent on age), during which the person is doing a lot of listening and not a whole lot of intelligible speaking.

This is a basic tenet of Dr Stephen Krashen's <i>Second Language Acquisition ...</i>
Answered by susue
so do you think its d
Answered by Ms. Sue
"performance of language(expression)"
Answered by Writeacher
No, Ms Sue already told you b is correct. I was just explaining that this happens with older people, too, not just children.
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