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    Second Language Acquisition: To Think About

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    The document discusses similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition. It notes that second language learners have cognitive maturity, metalinguistic awareness, and knowledge of another language that first language learners lack. It also outlines different stages of second language acquisition from preproduction to intermediate fluency. The critical period hypothesis suggests younger learners may acquire a native-like accent more easily.

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    The document discusses similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition. It notes that second language learners have cognitive maturity, metalinguistic awareness, and knowledge of another language that first language learners lack. It also outlines different stages of second language acquisition from preproduction to intermediate fluency. The critical period hypothesis suggests younger learners may acquire a native-like accent more easily.

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    Second Language Acquisition

    To Think About:
    Think about a baby acquiring his first language.
    Think about a person acquiring a second
    language.

    What similarities and differences are there in the


    two processes?
    First and Second Language
    Acquisition
    Learner Characteristics L1 Learner L2 Learner

    • Knowledge of another language


    • Cognitive maturity
    • Metalinguistic awareness
    • Knowledge of the world
    • Nervousness about speaking
    Learning conditions

    L1 Learner L2
    Learner

    •Freedom to be silent
    •Ample time
    •Corrective feedback on gram.
    •Corrective feedback on Wd Ch.
    •Modified input
    Age and Second Language
    Acquisition
    To Think About:

    Is it better to learn a second language when


    one is young or when one is older?

    Why?
    Critical Period Hypothesis
    The Critical Period Hypothesis states that and
    individual must acquire a language by a critical
    period or it will be difficult to acquire a language.
    This is in terms of First Language Acquisition.
    In second language the main advantage to
    learning a language when younger is that the
    individual is more likely to acquire a native-like
    accent.
    Proficiency: What is it?
    To Think About:

    When a person proficient in a second


    language?

    How do you know a person is proficient?


    Proficiency:
     Grammatical Competence
    • Mastery of …
     Sociolinguistic Competence
    • Mastery of appropriate language use in different
    contexts
     Discourse Competence
    Mastery of…

    Examples: telephone inquiry, argumentative


    essays, recipes

     Strategic Competence
    Mastery of …
    Proficiency: How long does it take?

    To Think About:

    If you wanted to learn a second language, how


    long do you think it would take you to speak and
    understand that language? How long would it take
    you to read and write?
     BICS ( Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills)

    2 to 3 years

    Ability to converse and understand every day


    discussions

     CALP (Cognitive Academic Language


    Proficiency)

    5 to 7 years

    Ability to read, write, speak, and listen at an academic


    level
    Stages in Second Language
    Acquisition
     Preproduction/Comprehension Stage
    Characteristics
    Silent period

    Can respond non-verbally

    Will be able to understand more than they can


    produce
    Early Speech Production
    Characteristics:
    …
    Speech Emergence
    Characteristics:
    Will ….
    Intermediate Fluency
    Characteristics
    Appear orally fluent

    Errors are same errors native speakers make

    Struggle with content area reading and


    writing.
    First Language Development
    To Think About

    Do you think the child’s first language is a


    hindrance or a help in terms of learning a
    second language?

    Why?

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