SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

1. Lightbown, P., & Spada, N. (2nd ed., 1999). How languages are learned (Ch 1, 2, 3). Oxford: OUP

   • Ellis, R. (1997). Second Language Acquisition (Ch.1,2, 3). UK: OUP
   • Cameron, L. (2001). Teaching languages to young learners (Ch.1, 2,6,7). UK: CUP.
     • Tice, J. (1997). The mixed ability class (Ch. 3, 4, 5, 10). London: Richmond Publishing.

2. What is second language acquisition?

   • The goals of SLA
     • Description
     • Explanation
       • the external factors.
         • * social milieu
         • *input
         • Internal factors
           • *cognitive mechanisms
           • *learning styles
   • Interlanguage
     • Mental system of L2 knowledge.
       • THEORIES OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
         • BEHAVIOURISM ➔ Skinner, B. F. (1957) EEUU.
           • IMITATION, PRACTICE, REINFORCEMENT AND HABIT FORMATION.
             • ➔ Children are born with a "blank slate" or "tabula rasa". ➔ They imitate the sounds and patterns which they hear in their environment and receive positive reinforcement until they form habits.
         • NATIVISM ➔Noam Chomsky (1959) EEUU.
           • MONITOR MODEL ➔ Stephen Krashen (1982) EEUU.
             • CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY ➔ PIAGET (1958) SUIZA.
               • CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY ➔ VYGOTSKY (1978) Ruso
                 • CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY ➔ BRUNER ( 1976 ) EEUU
                   • Scaffolding and routines.
                     • WHEN CHILDREN START TO LEARN NEW CONCEPTS, THEY NEED HELP FROM ADULTS IN THE FORM OF ACTIVE SUPPORT.
                       • Routines
                 • LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT EMERGES AS A RESULT OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.
                   • ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT
               • THE CHILD AS ACTIVE LEARNER & SENSE- MAKER
                 • ASSIMILATION: action take place without any change to the child.
                 • ACCOMODATION: involves the child adjusting to features of the environment.
                   • COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
                     • RESTRUCTURING
             • THE ACQUISITION-LEARNING HYPOTHESIS.
               • THE NATURAL ORDER HYPOTHESIS.
                 • THE MONITOR HYPOTHESIS.
               • THE INPUT HYPOTHESIS .
                 • THE AFFECTIVE FILTER HYPOTHESIS.
           • Language acquisition is innately determined. The mind is bornd with ideas/knowledge.
             • Language acquisition device a black box.
             • UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR
             • The critical period hypothesis.

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