Acquisition
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What is language learning and language acquisition?
Terminologies
Language : is the human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication
Acquisition: the act of acquiring or gaining possession, something acquired, a person or thing of special merit added to a group
Learning: Something we acquire or get through experience So, anu gid na sila bla? na Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate.
Language acquisition usually refers to firstlanguage acquisition, which studies infants' acquisition of their native language. Mother
Tongue
Children acquire language through a subconscious process during which they are unaware of grammatical rules. This is similar to the way they acquire their first language. They get a feel for what is and what isn’t correct. In order to acquire language, the learner needs a source of natural communication.
The emphasis is on the text of the communication and not on the form.
Language Learning
Language learning, on the other hand, is not communicative. It is the result of direct instruction in the rules of language. And it certainly is not an age-appropriate activity for your young learners. In language learning, students have conscious knowledge of the new language and can talk about that knowledge.
They can fill in the blanks on a grammar page, however, that knowing grammar rules does not necessarily result in good speaking or writing. A student who has memorized the rules of the language may be able to succeed on a standardized test of English language but may not be able to speak or write correctly
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Language where we LEARN:
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Filipinos learn to speak Spanish in class Americans learn to speak Latin or
Greek in their Subjects.
L2 : second