Connections

Connections

1. Areas of the brain

   • Broca's area: ability to speak
   • Wernicke's area: language processing

2. Certain areas of the brain work with the language

   • Areas for L1 and L2
     • Different for each one
     • L1 developed in the left hemisphere
     • L2 more involved with the right hemisphere

3. Factors related to SLA

   • Age
     • Earlier study of L2, better development.
     • Late learners L2: Lateralization
   • Organization of L2 knowledge in the brain
     • More diffuse for lower levels of proficiency
     • More compact for highly L2 users

4. Right hemisphere related to linguistics

   • Related with meaning and pragmatic abilities
   • More activity for L2 as it does not relate with primary functions

5. Left hemisphere related to linguistics

   • It contains specific fields of linguistics
   • More activity with L1
   • Early activity in the development of the language