Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis in S.L.A

Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis in S.L.A

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Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis in S.L.A

Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis (CAH) in S.L.A is a method of comparing languages in order to determine potential errors for the eventual purpose of isolating what needs to be learned and what does not need to be learned in learning section of second language. It focuses on the similarities and dissimilarities between the first language (L1) and second language (L2).

The three areas of difficulty that student faces when learning a second language in relationship to C.A.H include; 1.differentiation; 2. New category; 3. Correspondence. Differentiation is the highest level ...