THE LANGUAGE ADQUISITION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

THE LANGUAGE ADQUISITION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

1. PART 1

   • STEPHEN KRASHEN
     • LANGUAGE ADQUISITION
       • Refers to the subconscious process of internalizing and its rules
     • LANGUAGE LEARNING
       • The type of conscious language development which often takes place in the foreign language classroom
   • "Language learning is not a uniform process because people are different and live in diverse environments"

2. PART 2

   • CHOMSKY
     • All humans are genetically programmed with a language acquisition device
       • process
       • order
       • UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR
     • System of rules
       • All natural languages contain a common set of central rules. There are also other rules, which differ from language to language

3. PART 3

   • FACTORS
     • The nature of tehse variables can assist or inhibit the internalization of the rule system that enables second language learning
       • "Different learners learn in different ways"
       • INCLUDE
         • AGE
         • MOTIVATION
           • Instrumental
             • When you want to do something with the new language
           • Mixed
         • APTITUDE
           • The ability to systemize the rules required in language learning
         • PERSONALITY
           • The things which make you individual
             • Optimist
             • Pessimist
         • COGNITIVE OR LEARNING STYLE
           • Communicative approach
           • Audiolingual
           • Grammar traslation method