The Study of Second Language Acquisition

The Study of Second Language Acquisition

1. Explaining second language acquisition: external factors

   • Social factors
   • Input and interaction

2. Individual differences in second language acquisition

   • Individual learner differences
   • Learning strategies

3. The description of learner language

   • Learner errors and error analysis
   • Developmental patterns: order and sequence
   • Variability in learner language
   • Pragmatic aspects of learner language

4. Classroom second language acquisition

   • Classroom interaction
   • Formal instruction

5. Explaining second language acquisition: internal factors

   • Language transfer
   • Cognitive accounts
   • Linguistic universals

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