What do you need to know about second language acquisition?

Slide 1: The topic for this training session is Second Language Acquisition. As teachers of second language learners, we must have a basic working knowledge base regarding the process that language learners go through to learn a second language. This knowledge base will be based on research-grounded theories of second language acquisition.

What is the purpose of theory construction in SLA?

Theory Construction in SLA addresses these problems by returning to first principles; it asks whether there is such a thing as reliable knowledge, what is special about scientific method, and how we can best explain SLA.

Why do social interactionists believe in language acquisition?

Slide 16: Social interactionists believe that human language emerged from the social role that language plays in human interactions. They further believed that the environment plays a key role and that adults in the child’s linguistic environment are instrumental in language acquisition.

How is the input hypothesis related to learning?

The Input hypothesis is Krashen’s attempt to explain how the learner acquires a second language. In other words, this hypothesis is Krashen’s explanation of how second language acquisition takes place. So, the Input hypothesis is only concerned with ‘acquisition’, not ‘learning’.

What is the ISBN for second language acquisition?

ISBN 0–8058–5531–9. stand the functions of the lexical items used by the students and teacher while working on the asthma As the title suggests, The Research Process in Class- project.

How many texts are in Guage acquisition an introductory course?

There are either four or five texts—excerpts of writ- ten discourse or transcripts of spoken or elec- GASS, SUSAN, & LARRY SELINKER. Second Lan- tronic discourse—of varying lengths for every guage Acquisition: An Introductory Course. 3rd ed. topic. These excerpts are accompanied by activ- New York: Routledge, 2008.

Why is idiom comprehension difficult for L2 speakers?

Inglés de tercer grado de secundarias técnicas en el municipio de Mexicali, Baja California. Idiom comprehension is challenging compared to other language elements. Gass and Selinker (2001) describe that L2 speakers are likely to find idiom comprehension challenging because of its rigid structure compared to other language elements.

Are there critical period effects in second language acquisition?

The robustness of critical period effects in second language acquisition. Studies in Second Language Acquisition 22, 499-533. (2000). Explaining the ‘natural order of L2 morpheme acquisition’ in English: A meta-analysis of multiple determinants. (With Jennifer Goldschneider). Language Learning 51, 1-50. (2001). Automaticity and automatization.

How to automatize the learning of second language?

Learning second language grammar rules: An experiment with a miniature linguistic system. Studies in Second Language Acquisition 17 (379-410). (1995). The differential role of comprehension and production practice. (With Karl Sokalski). Language Learning 46, 613-642. (1996). Beyond explicit rule learning: Automatizing second language morphosyntax.

What are nonlinguistic influences on second language acquisition?

They also study nonlinguistic influences on SLA such as age, anxiety, and motivation. (See Ellis, 1997; Gass & Selinker, 2001; & Pica, 2002 for extensive discussions of SLA theory and research.)