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Stages of Second Language Acquisiton

 

            
             Human beings refer to communicate with each other to share our knowledge so it means that using language to share the knowledge with individuals make human different than others in the universe. It is stated that ' 'Language can be defined as a socially shared code or conventional system for representing concepts through the use of arbitrary symbols and rule-governed combinations of those symbols''. (Owens, 2012) Language is not just a term refers to norms of speech; it is also related with the culture of different societies. Language has been viewed ' 'as a complex communication system which must be analyzed on a number of levels: Phonology, syntax, morphology, lexis, semantics, pragmatics, discourse.''. (Mitchell, Myles & Marsden, 2013). .
             Languages, like human, ' 'evolve, grow and change.''. When we look at the papers of the history, it can be seen that there are a lot of language which has been changed or lost. Linguists, who focus on the language and its' components, indicated that some languages still endangered as it is stated that 'Languages face extinction as surely as plants and animals'. (Owens, 2012).
             There are basic terms about language that should be known before look at the stages of second language acquisition, like bilingual, multilingual, first language acquisition and second language acquisition. The term of bilingual refers to 'someone who speaks two languages', on the other hand the term of multilingual refers to 'someone who speaks more than two languages'. (Birner, 2013). In opposites with bilinguals, monolingual refers to someone who uses only one language. (Troike-Saville, 2006). First language acquisition is the study which focuses on the infants' acquisition of their native languages on the other hand second language acquisition deals with the acquisition of additional languages and it is 'the study of how second languages are learned.


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1. Factors in Second Language Learning and Aquisition

Second language acquisition and learning refers to any language gain in addition to the native tongue. Acquisition is a natural and intuitive process while learning is a deliberate tactic to grasp a language (Second Language Acquisition, n.d). ... Motivation is implied to be one significant aspect of second language acquisition. ... Both forms establish the correlation towards the success of second language acquisition and learning. ... It is a great factor identified as an advantage for mastering a second language (Shoebottom, n.d). ...

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2. The Importance of Learning a Second Language

When compared to many other countries, America is far behind on language skills, especially knowledge of a second language. ... Knowledge of a second language greatly improves cognitive skills. ... Knowledge of a second language can help improve foreign relations. ... Learning a second language helps people find a higher income job. ... In closing, knowing a second language improves many aspects of American life....

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3. Second Language Apprehension Study

The studies differed in certain ways; one discovered a relation between the ability to learn patterns and the ability to learn a second language, while the other one found that having and informal approach to the language (games) enhances learning a second language, regardless the person. ... One states that picking up a second language is predicted by the ability to learn patterns while the other states that language instruction is improved with fun games played by students. ... The ability that is related to learning a second language is that of picking up statistical patterns and irregular...

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4. Theories of First & Second Language Acquisition

Imitation In the beginning stage of a child's life, he or she will learn language (or any other types of behavior) by imitating people and things around him or her. ... However, Chomsky did not specify if this rule applies to second language acquisition. ... For second language acquisition, however, some children are not predisposed with a second language. Furthermore, some languages can be difficult to learn as a second language, compared to the same language being learned as the first. ... Krashen) Another "innate" theory that explains second language acquisition is Krashen's mod...

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5. Teaching and Learning English - Second Language

However, it seems that English is more like a foreign language than a second language in Hong Kong, unlike other British colonies. ... Language is learnt through the process of intake. ... Language, other than serving communicative purpose, also determines how people think and behave, i.e. ... The best predictor of success in second language acquisition is motivation. ... Acculturation Model emphasizes the emergence of learners into the target language and its culture. ...

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6. Second language acquisition

A student who has received prior native language instruction will require four-seven years to achieve proficiency in the second language. ... The stages of Second Language Acquisition Our district has implemented the Houghton Mifflin Literacy program in all of the schools in the St. ... A student who is learning a second language, in this case English, goes through each stage in a certain period of time every student learns at a different rate therefore the transitioning program does not label as proficient depending on the years a student has been studying the language. Instead, it uses the...

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7. Evolution of Languages

Except Chinese, the English language is spoken in more parts of the world than any other language. ... Secondly, spelling conventions had been responsible for words obtained from foreign sources. ... In the English language, there are three main stages that are usually recognized with its development. The first stage is Old English, which was known previously as Anglo-Saxon, and dates back from 449AD to 1100. Second stage Middle English dates from 1066 to 1500. ...

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8. Second Language Acquisition

With exceptions it was noted that adults do not quickly learn a second language; they require attention, proficient learning and intense memorization of the second language. ... Age is significant factor in the second language acquisition. ... It is appropriate to say that second language acquisition decline with age. ... On the other hand, some studies suggest that second language development of older and younger learners, learning in similar circumstances show that in the early stages of second language development adults are more efficient than children. ... All of the students were inhabi...

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9. Language

Characteristics of language Definitions of language Many definitions of language have been proposed. ... The first, for example, puts excessive weight on "thought,"" and the second uses "arbitrary- in a specialized, though legitimate, way (see below). ... Normally, people acquire a single language initially "their first language, or mother tongue, the language spoken by their parents or by those with whom they are brought up from infancy. Subsequent "second- languages are learned to different degrees of competence under various conditions, but the majority of the world's...

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