Essentials of SLA

Essentials of SLA

1. Proficiency transferability theory

   • skills and concepts have things in common
   • literacy skills
     • directions
     • sequencing
     • the distinction of shapes & sounds
   • some skills are not transferable
     • Cultural
     • Identical literacy

2. Properties of language

   • Paradigmatic relationships
     • substitution sentences
   • Instructional linguistics
     • objects
     • words
     • phonemes and morphemes
   • Ordered relations and units
   • syntagmatic
     • chain and combination of sentences

3. Comprehensible input hypothesis

   • oral language materials
   • Comprehensible content
   • Output
     • engagement
     • Portion of the language absorbed

4. Effective filter hypothesis

   • Comprehensible
     • Clear
     • Slower speech rate
     • fluently and natural speech
   • Have balance
     • provide opportunities to produce ouput
   • Students need to feel comfortable in their academic environment

5. Value cultural diversity

   • prepare students
     • explore varying perspectives
   • create opportunities of interaction

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