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In the implementation of the Communicative Language Approach (CLT) alongside contemporary principles of second language acquisition, the role of error correction and fluency versus accuracy has undergone significant theoretical evolution. Consider the following pedagogical propositions regarding task-based interaction and learner errors:I. In an authentic communicative task, immediate, overt, and intrusive error correction by the teacher is heavily emphasized to prevent fossilization, even if it disrupts the natural flow of conversation and student risk-taking.II. Errors are viewed not merely as undesirable deviations to be eradicated instantly, but as natural developmental waystations (interlanguage) that provide diagnostic insights into the learner's internal processing strategies.Identify the option that correctly evaluates the validity of propositions I and II.
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Proposition I is incorrect because the Communicative Language Approach (CLT) and task-based learning prioritize fluency, meaning-making, and communicative competence over immediate, intrusive error correction, which can induce affective filters and inhibit student participation. Proposition II is correct; within applied linguistics, learner errors are interpreted as crucial indicators of Interlanguage development, reflecting systematic cognitive processes rather than random failures.
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