COMPARTMENTALIZED AND INTEGRATED CONTROL: AN ASSESSMENT OF SOME EVIDENCE FOR TWO KINDS OF COMPETENCE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CLASSROOM

Some empirical support is provided for the hypothesis that two types of language control exist: compartmentalized control in which performance on discrete point tests or achievement tests is relatively unrelated to performance on communication tests; & integrated control in which the two types of performance are more closely related. Data are presented from three previous studies in which the author participated. One was a study of individual differences, the other two were controlled experiments in foreign-lang instruction. Evidence from these studies tend to support the posited distinction, & three factors are suggested to account for the two types of competence. The hypothesis that integration indicates acquisition in Monitor Theory terms is considered, & data are interpreted in terms of this hypothesis. A method of teaching directed toward integration is suggested. 3 Tables, Appendix. HA