Second Language Acquisition V ideo series with Dr. Frank Tuzi
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Second Language Acquisition
Video series with Dr. Frank Tuzi
What is SLA?Second Language AcquisitionL2 (Second Language – living it)TL (Target Language)FL (Foreign Language – not living it)Library Language – just learning to
investigate topics in that languageAuxiliary Language – learned only for
a specific purpose (business needs)
To ponder in SLA:WHAT does the learner learn?
Just language? Other understandings?HOW does the learner learn?
Environmental?Formal instruction?
Why are some learners more successful than others?Better strategies?More motivated?
The field of SLA study involves:
LinguisticsPsychology – workings of brainSociolinguists – interactions
with othersTheories of SLA integrate these
components
Multilingual speakers: Knowledge is different
(enhanced)Linguistic awareness is higherCognitive processes are better
understood
Language Learning (L1/LL):
The nature of L1 learning is inherentChildren learn with interaction and
stimulusIntelligence and the ability to learn L1
are not directly relatedThe rate of L1 learning varies. It does
correlate to the critical period.LL requires INPUT but teaching L1 is
not necessary for oral communication.
Chomsky
Skinner
Krashen
What the researcher can investigate:
Linguistic perspectives of language learning
Psychological perspectives of language learning
Social perspective of LLAny combination of the above
SL Learning TheoriesWhat makes a good theory?How does theory fit together with
actual teaching of SL?
What makes a good SLA theory?
Views of the nature of language:Language is complex and multilevel
Phonology - soundsMorphology - endingsSemantics - meaningLexis – vocabulary/wordsPragmatics – social context
Competence vs PerformanceNature vs Nurture
The Language Learning Process
Input and Interaction in SLA
Input and Interaction in SLA
Input and Interaction in SLA
Input and Interaction in SLA
Input and Interaction in SLA
Input and Interaction in SLA
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Input and Interaction in SLAInput and Interaction in SLA
Input and Interaction in SLAInput and Interaction in SLA
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Stephen KrashenWe all acquire language the same.Symbolic representation-visuals workWe acquire language when we
understand messages – this is comprehensible input in a low anxiety environment.
Anything that makes language comprehensible (pictures, knowledge, background) helps.
Stephen KrashenSpeaking ability emerges gradually.L2 develops in a very similar way as L1
listening/input happens firstsilent period is normalorder: words, phrases, sentences
What counts in speaking is the input you get from others’ responses.
Affective filter: motivation, self-esteem, anxiety (lower is better) affect learning.