The UG model- which is confined to core aspects of syntax - is likely to prove an
inadequate model on which to base the whole l2 teaching enterprise. Cook
(1991, p.120) says: "Any view of the whole l2 learning system has to take on
board more than the UG model. Classroom l2 teaching must include many
aspects of language that are not covered by the model". It also seems unlikely
that l2 acquisition would be confined to the Language Module and that other
cognitive areas will not play any role in the acquisition process.