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Introduction : describing and explaining L2 acquisition By: M. Jamaluddin (2201410039) Second Language Acquisition book, 2003, by Rod Ellis Chapter 1, page 3-14
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Introduction : describing and explaining L2
acquisitionBy:
M. Jamaluddin(2201410039)
Second Language Acquisition book, 2003, by Rod EllisChapter 1, page 3-14
What is SLA?- Second here refer to any language
other than mother tongue
- It also applies to learning a third, fourth, and so on
- Second here is not intended to contrast with foreign
What is SLA?
SLA is the way in which people learn a language other than their mother
tongue, inside or outside of a classroom.
SLA’s Goals?
To Explain
To Describe
SLA’s Goals?
To ExplainTo Explain
External
FactorsInternal Factors
Social Condition
Learner’s Input
Learner’s cognitive mechanism
Learner’s knowledgeLearner’s
communication strategiesLearner’s
Suggestion
SLA’s Goals?
To Describe
To Describe Describe how L2 Acquisition Proceeds
Explain L2 Acquisition Process
Explain why some learners are better than
others
Two case studies
Case Study : a detailed study
of a L2 learner’s
acquisition
A case study of an adult learnerA case study of two child learners
Two case studiesA case study of an adult
learner
A case study of an adult learner Wes is a naturalistic learner, meaning that he is a
L2 learner and at the same time learn to use it
In the three years living in Hawaii, his English grammar developed well
But then he also still make some mistakes in tenses
Wes developed his language in using fixed expression
Two case studiesA case study of an adult learner
Naturalistic learner
English Grammar developed
Still make some mistakes
Use fixed phrases
Two case studies
A case study of two child
learners
A case study of two child learners J and R are both English learner from non-
English speaking country
At first, both of them couldn’t make a request. They only use verbless requests
Slowly the learn the use of can, got, and want
Even so, their requests is still too direct, English native speaker would use more polite request
Two case studiesA case study of two child learners
Two foreign learners
Only use verbless request
Learned to use can, got, and want
Use direct requests
Methodological issuesWhat it is that needed to be described
What it means to say that a learner has acquired a feature of target language
Concern learners’ overuse of linguistic form
Methodological issuesWhat it is that needed to be described
What it means to say that a learner has acquired a feature of target language
Concern learners’ overuse of linguistic form
How a L2 learners develop their ability in communicating
It is hard to determine whether learners have acquired a particular target language feature
Sometimes L2 learners’ use the target language with the wrong function
Issues in the description of L1Findings:
Learners make errors of different kind
Learners acquire a large number of formulaic chunks
Issues in the description of L1Issues:
Does learners acquire the language systematically?
Key question:
how universal these development patterns are
Issues in the explanation of L2 acquisition
Learners must engage in both item learning and system learning
There should be an explanation of L2 acquisition’s systematic nature
L2 learners cannot reach native-speaker level of performance
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