distinction lies at the heart of Krashen’s theory. It is applicable to the process of internalizing new L2 knowledge, to storing this knowledge, and also to using it in actual performance. ?.Р9РThe Five HypothesesР‘Acquisition’ occurs subconsciously as a result of participating in munication where the focus is on meaning. ?In storage, ‘acquired’ knowledge is located in the left hemisphere of the brain (in most users) in the language areas; it is available for automatic processing.Р‘Learning’ occurs as a result of conscious study of the formal properties of the language.?‘Learnt’ knowledge is metalinguistic in nature. It is also stored in the left hemisphere, but not necessarily in the language areas; it is available only for controlled processing.РThe ‘acquisition-learning’ distinctionР10