In Krashen's monitor model, the monitor is used to what?

• A. Correct Errors in Output
• B. Plan Future Language Use
• C. Memorize Grammar Rules
• D. Interpret Meaning

Answer: (A)

In Krashen's monitor model, the monitor acts as an editor for your language output. It uses explicit grammar knowledge to check and correct what you’re about to say or have just said, focusing on form rather than meaning. This means it tunes accuracy—like tense, word order, and agreement—after you’ve planned and produced your utterance, provided you have enough time and attention to apply the rules you’ve learned.

So, the monitor is best understood as a self-editing tool that improves correctness in real-time production. It isn’t about planning what you will say next, it isn’t about memorizing grammar rules to recite them, and it isn’t about interpreting or understanding meaning in spoken or written input. Its edits can help accuracy, but overreliance on it can slow you down and reduce fluency when used too much.

For example, if you say, “He go to school yesterday,” the monitor would flag the form issue and you might revise it to “He went to school yesterday,” assuming you have the necessary rule knowledge and time to apply the correction.