THE EMPIRICAL BASIS OF SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE LIKE LEARNING A FIRST? 1. PSYCHOLINGUISTIC MECHANISM Dulay and Burt began with the premise that first and second language acquisition in children were the same process‚ and that the kinds of errors made by a second language leaner would be the same as those made by a first language leaner of the same language. Children learning a second language are usually older tan L1 learners; they are further along
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THE NATURAL APPROACH Stephen Krashen’s Theory of Second Language Acquisition "Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules‚ and does not require tedious drill." "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 they are conveying and understanding." "The best methods are therefore those that supply ’comprehensible input’
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The factors that influence the acquisition of a second language Introduction Some students learn a new language more quickly and easily than others. This simple fact is known by all who have themselves learned a second language or taught those who are using their second language in school. Clearly‚ some language learners are successful by virtue of their sheer determination‚ hard work and persistence. However there are other crucial factors influencing success that are largely beyond the control
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Perspectives Having perspectives on topics is an important part of our life. Perspectives are important because it impacts on our choices. Our perspective in how we look at things makes a person different from others around us. As we mature we change our points of view but in some cases because of a person’s background‚ surroundings and their previous experiences you may not have any input on some matters throughout life. Ultimately‚ it is essential to ensure you have a changing and developing view
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Perspective is described as “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.”. Pursuit may be defined as the action of following and pursuing someone‚ thus pursuing knowledge would be the action or the process in which we follow and find new knowledge. When obtaining new knowledge‚ we need to base what we learn on personal knowledge‚ which serves a single individual‚ their beliefs‚ their perspectives‚ such as feeling regarding personal information‚ or shared knowledge
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the schools we attend‚ the neighborhood we live in‚ or economic status of our parents. Everything around us influences us in some form‚ regardless of distance. These statements puzzle me‚ which is why I chose the contextual perspective as my topic. The contextual perspective‚ as defined by Papalia‚ Olds‚ and Feldman (2004) is the view of development that sees "the individual‚ not as a separate entity interacting with the environment‚ but as an inseparable part of it" (p. 31 ¶ 7). Regardless of how
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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Sociology is known to be a very debatable subject without an agreeable consensus. Different perspectives exist and each one tries to explain the society in a different way. A perspective can be defined as a set of principles‚ an approach or a school of thought which helps to understand and explain social life. A perspective helps us to understand how the society is organised‚ how social life is arranged and how it functions. Sociological perspectives can be categorised
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with their first language. Many will never even bother to consider learning a new language. While they ponder on whether or not studying another language is necessary‚ they tend to forget what good can come from it. This may sound like a predicament that happens all over the world‚ but these thoughts are frequenting the minds of many American students’ more than foreign students. Should they or should they not be required to learn a second language. By learning a new language‚ a student can be
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The Never Ending Cycle In the poem “The Second Coming” Yeats used Christian imagery from the Bible in regards to the Book of Revelations to describe what he feels as the Apocalypse and the second coming. “The Second Coming” is a poem written about how good and evil is in an eternal cycle; as one expands‚ the other contracts. This poem is a result of Yeats’ reaction to the future of his people after World War I. He uses strong symbolisms in this poem that not only make you feel what he is feeling
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Dominick Tammara Unipolar Depression’s Etiology by Sociocultural‚ Psychodynamic and Behavioral Theories Unipolar depression is a psychological disorder which has seen a surge in the last 50 years. It has been discussed in numerous works of art‚ and has even become a public health issue because of its prevalence. Evidently‚ this psychological condition is complicated‚ and diminishes performance in many areas. Due to the fact that it has been reaching epidemic proportions‚ it has become a mayor
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