Concepts for 2nd lang. Acq.

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Concepts for 2nd lang. Acq.

• L2 acquisition vs. growing up bilingually (p.
  342)
• Some view bilingualism as transitory
  phenomenon associated with immigration. (p. 343)
• Theories of bilingualism
• Unitary hypothesis
• Separate system hypothesis (two monolinguals in
  one head)
• Role of Input
• How much input should they get in each language?

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Questions about L1 L2 Acquisition

• Do bilinguals have advantages over monolinguals?
• Metalinguistic awareness
• Cognitive benefits? (p. 346)
• Should we encourage bilingualism from birth?
• Should schools place more of a priority on
  learning a second language?

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L2 Acquisition continued

• fossilization (p. 346)
• factors that influence ultimate success for
  adults
• age (heritage speakers)
• talent
• positive perception of L2
• personality factors (tolerance for ambiguity,
  self-esteem)
• learning environment

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L2 acquisition

• interlanguage
• L2 and L1 acquisition similar or fundamentally
  different

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L2 Acquisition

• interference from L1
• r a j t and l a j t not phonemic for
  Japanese
• ð does not exist in French
• German question movement is similar to English
  for questions, but not in Japanese
• Spanish is a pro-drop language
• idioms dont seem to be an issue

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L1 and L2 Acquisition of English

• Natural Order for L1
• -ing
• plural -s
• be verb
• articles the/a
• third person s

• Natural Order for L2
• -ing
• plural s
• articles the/a
• third person -s

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Critical Period for L2?

• sensitiveespecially for phonology

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Ways to teach second language

• Grammar based vs. Natural Method

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Some languages are harder?

• Depends on where you are and where youre going
• Most difficult aspect of L2 is vocabulary
• Analytic aspects first followed by inflectional
  and derivational suffixes
• (p. 54)