English learning environment is mainly classified into two categories: Acquisition-rich environments & Acquisition-poor environments. Which one of the following statements is best to describe these both categories?
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A language learning environment where besides the formal language learning in the classroom, the learner has access to English in the speech community of his/her home and immediate neighbourhood.
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A learning environment where exposure of the target language is limited to the classroom and the language is absent in the speech community of the learner’s home or his immediate neighbourhood.
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Both of the above
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None of the above