Problems with this view of FLL include the fact that imitation does not help the learner in real-life situations. Learners are continually required to form sentences they have never previously seen. A finite number of pre-practiced sentences is not enough to carry on conversation, not even with an intructor. Another problem with this view is that many of the errors made by FL learners are not based on the L1. Instead, the problems most often encountered by learners resemble errors made by children during the period of L1 acquisition.