TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Introduction to linguistics: Second language learning & theories

In this chapter, students will be able to understand: What is second language acquisition/learning, difference between L1 & L2, how do learners acquire/learn 2nd language, theories regarding 2nd language acquisition/learning. | Second Language Learning & Theories Dr. Ansa Hameed Previously . First Language Acquisition: Theories about Language Development in Children Behaviourism Nativism Cognitive Approach Interaction Approach Today’s Lecture What is second language acquisition/ learning? Difference between L1 & L2 How do learners acquire/learn 2nd language? Theories regarding 2nd language acquisition/ Learning What is 2nd Language Acquisition? Second Language acquisition means to learn a language other than the mother tongue. Second language can be a 3rd or 4th language in a bilingual/ multilingual society where children already have 2 (or sometimes 3) languages learnt in their childhood Be clear second language here means any language not acquired as mother tongue(s) Difference between L1 & L2 Most people agree that there is a fundamental difference between L1 and L2 learning because: All children learn their first language easily and well whereas adults vary in their ultimate mastery of a second language. Children do not need to be taught their first language whereas adults benefit from formal instruction. Children are intrinsically motivated to learn their native language whereas adult mastery of a second language is dependent upon attitude, motivation, and aptitude. What is the study of 2nd Language Acquisition??? It is the study of: how second languages are learned; how learners create a new language system with limited exposure to a second language; why most second language learners do not achieve the same degree of proficiency in a second language as they do in their native language; and why some learners appear to achieve native-like proficiency in more than one language. How do learners Acquire a 2nd Language??? Learners acquire a second language by making use of existing knowledge of the native language, general learning strategies, or universal properties of language to internalize knowledge of the second language. These processes serve as a means by which the learner .

• Ngôn ngữ học
• Introduction to linguistics
• Sign language
• Applied Linguistics
• Ngôn ngữ học
• Second language learning
• Learner Strategies
• Universal theory
• An Introduction to Applied Linguistics
• Ebook An Introduction to Applied Linguistics
• History Linguistics
• Applied linguists
• Language learning
• Professionalising of applied linguists
• Applied linguistics challenge
• Language use
• Generative linguistics
• Historical linguistics
• Traditional grammar
• Branches of linguistics
• Ferdinand de saussure
• The Prague School
• Relational grammar
• First language acquisition
• Bound morpheme
• Types of free morpheme
• Levels of language
• Types of morphemes
• Paradigmatic view
• Noun phrase
• Adjective phrase
• Syntactic processes
• Syntactic analysis
• Ultimate constituent analysis
• Generative grammar
• Startificational grammar
• Sentential semantics
• Referential theory
• Lexical semantics
• Types of meanings
• Relevance theory
• Cooperation theory
• Argumentation theory
• Language origin
• Development of Language
• Distinct features of language
• Language development theories
• Language development
• Brain areas involved in language
• Language disorders
• Sapir whorf hypothesis
• Language reflects society
• American sign language
• ASL Grammar
• Fingerspelled loan signs