Computer Assisted Language Learning 2001‚ Vol. 14‚ No. 3-4‚ pp. 305±319 0958-8221/01/1403-4±305$16.00 # Swets & Zeitlinger Language Acquisition in the Classroom: The Role of Digital Video Erwin Tschirner University of Leipzig‚ Germany ABSTRACT This paper looks at the potential of using DVDÐdigital versatile discÐfor language learning. Seven hypotheses are presented on how oral pro®ciency may be developed within multimedia classroom environments. These hypotheses are culled from several
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The Different Factors of Individual Language Learners in Second Language Acquisition Recently‚ Second Language Acquisition (SLA) play important role to language learning and teaching as second language that SLA refers both to the study of individuals and groups who are learning a language subsequent to learning their first one as young children‚ and to the process of learning that language that the additional language is called a second language (L2)‚ even though it may actually be the third‚ fourth
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Notes on Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Terminology: it is customary in studies of multilingualism to refer to a person’s first language or native language as “L1” and a person’s second language as “L2” Common Myths about Bilingualism/SLA * Speaking two languages to a young child will confuse them. * Speaking two languages to a young child will slow down their development. * Supporting L1 takes away from acquiring L2. * Younger children are better at getting
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Teaching and learning : The effective teaching of grammar in modern foreign languages (MFL) ’One of the most misunderstood words in the English language has to be the word ‘grammar’ ’(Rendall‚ 2006: 53). This statement stands as the ideal starting point from which to unveil a rationale for the importance of grammar in the language acquisition process and how it has been perceived in the past decades . What is grammar ? Why and how should it be taught ? These questions‚ as basic as they look
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Impact of Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism on Language Development Chelsey Mason ECE 315: Language Development in Early Childhood Prof. Kathleen Kelley July 28‚ 2011 Impact of Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism on Language Development There is nothing more remarkable than the emergence of language in children. As adults‚ we find it difficult to understand children on their journey to learn a language. We overlook the facts that we are not born speaking properly and
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Stephen Krashen’s Theory of Second Language Acquisition Assimilação Natural -- o Construtivismo Comunicativo no Ensino de Línguas Ricardo Schütz Last revision: July 2‚ 2007 "Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules‚ and does not require tedious drill." Stephen Krashen "Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages
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Modern First Language Acquisition Theory 现代母语习得理论 Language is closely related to the human mind. The human mind‚ however‚ is very difficult to study‚ as it cannot be observed directly. But it leaves its traces everywhere‚ particularly in language. Language has been a window of the mind. Many people have tried to discern the workings of the mind from the growth of children. Psycholinguists are concerned with the mental processes that are involved in learning to speak‚ and are also interested in
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to the acquisition of a second language. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Mei Jiang ‚ Raymond J. Green ‚ Tracy B. Henley & William G. Masten Date submitted: 22/03/2012 Overview In this article from the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development‚ ‘Acculturation in relation to acquisition of a second language’ (Jiang‚ Green‚ Henley‚ & Masten‚ 2009)‚ the authors explore the connection between acculturation and second language (L2) acquisition
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vocal apparatus‚ discovering sounds that are distinctive for their particular language * Sounds will narrow to only the sounds that they hear around them * Intonation patterns are first to be acquired * Babbling appears to be innate ONE WORD UTTERANCES * Occurs at around 12-18 months * Infants discover sounds relating to meaning and start to use the sounds in expressive ways * They might acquire language all in the same way in the end‚ but there is considerable variation in details
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Nagasaka Kobe‚ Japan There are a number of language competencies which English language learners must develop‚ in tandem‚ in order to communicate successfully in English. Any successful communicative event‚ at least one that extends beyond expressions of simple‚ immediate need‚ will require that L2 speakers have developed some mastery of the syntax‚ morphology‚ phonology and lexis of the English language. Yet‚ as many English teachers recognize‚ and as many language learners have experienced first-hand
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