The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition
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The Linguistics of Second Language Acquisition
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Essential Questions How have theorists defined languages and
the language learning experience? What has their research shown? Do the theorists agree or disagree with each
other? What are we learning when we are learning
a language?
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The Nature of Language In your opinion, how would you describe
the nature of language?
Languages are…
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What Linguists have said…
Languages are…
Systematic. Symbolic. Social.
What do you think they mean?
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Languages are systematic… Elements which occur in regular patterns of
relationships. Unconscious rules or principles which
speakers are unaware of knowing or using Understand the principles by using the
language to express meaning.
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Languages are symbolic… Sequences do not inherently possess
meaning. The meanings of symbols come through the
agreement of speakers. It is meaningful for the speakers who use or
say that language.
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Languages are social… Reflects the society that uses it. The only way to learn that language is to
use it with others. No standard to judge which language is
more effective for communication than another.
Use language to communicate, to categorize and catalogue the objects, events, and processes.
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VocabularyWhat do these words mean? Can you give
some examples? Lexicon Phonology Morphology Syntax Discourse
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Lexicon= Vocabulary Word meaning Pronunciation (and spelling for written
languages) Part of speech Word combinations and idioms
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Phonology= Sound System Phonemes= speech sounds that make a
difference in meaning Syllable structure= sequences of consonants
and vowels Intonation patterns/tone Rhythmic patterns (pauses and stops)
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Morphology= Word Structure Morphemes= parts of words that have
meaning Inflections= number or tense that carry
grammatical information Prefixes and suffixes
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Syntax= Grammar Word order Subject/verb agreement Ways to form questions, to negate
assertions, and to focus or structure information within sentences
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Discourse Ways to connect sentences How to structure stories and engage in
conversations Scripts for interacting and for events
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Contrastive Analysis (1950’s-1960’s)
Robert Lado Involves predicting and explaining learner
problems based on comparing L1 and L2 with each other to determine similarities and differences.
Make learning and teaching more efficient.
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Contrastive Analysis (continued) Believe that learning a language is like
learning a habit. Stimulus-Response-Reinforcement (S-R-R);
imitate and repeat the language and the response is reinforced.
“Practice makes perfect”
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Contrastive Analysis (continued) Transfer in learning (positive and negative) We analyze the language in order to predict
the problems that are most likely to occur. We create language lessons based on those
“predicted difficulties” and we sequence our lessons in order of difficulty.
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Contrastive Analysis Practice Based on your practice, what do you think
of this method? Is it useful? Effective? What is good about this method? What are some problems with this method?
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Problems with Contrastive Analysis
Cannot explain how learners know more than they have heard or have been taught (“the logical problem of language learning”).
The predictions were not accurate. Sometimes different problems appeared.
How can you do this approach when you have multiple students with different language backgrounds?
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Error Analysis Internal focus on learners’ ability to
construct or create language.
Based on actual learner errors in L2, not on predictions.
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Assumptions of Error Analysis (EA)
Inner forces (interaction with the environment) push or promote learning.
The learner is an active and creative participant in the process rather than a passive recipient.
Examine the output in their own right instead of how deficient the language is.
Sources of insight into the learning process.“Windows into the mind of the learner”. How
the learner is exploring the language.
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Error Analysis Procedure Collect a sample of learner language Identify the errors Describe the errors (according to language
level, category, or specific language elements).
Explain the errors (interlingual “between languages”, intralingual “within the language” or developmental).
Evaluate the errors
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Error Analysis Practice Based on your experience, what do you
think of error analysis? Is it helpful? Useful?
What are the good features of this method? What are some problems with this method?
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Problems with Error Analysis Ambiguity in classification (Is the error
because of a L1 influence or is it part of the developmental process?)
Lack of positive data (does not explain what the learner has acquired)
Potential for avoidance (the learner may not say it because the language structure is difficult).
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Homework #1- “Interlanguage experts” (pages 40-42)
#2- “Krashen experts” (pages 45-46)
#3- “Chomsky experts” (pages 46-47)