The topic for this training session is second language acquisition. The object of second language acquisition vivian cook. Approaching the language of the second language learner eric. Krashen on how to teach english the best methods are therefore those that supply comprehensible input.
Theories of second language acquisition free download as powerpoint presentation. On teaching strategies in second language acquisition. The ug theory considers that the input from the environment is insuffi cient to account for language acquisition. Request permission export citation add to favorites track citation. The new and updated edition of this bestselling introductory textbook is a comprehensive overview of the field of second language acquisition. The authors retain the multidisciplinary approach that presents research from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and education, in a format designed for use in an introductory course for undergraduate of graduate students. Links to reallife resources related to the research discussed in understanding second language acquisition, second edition suggested further reading pdf 96 kb annotated further reading recommendations for every chapter of the book. While significant professional development is necessary to gain a full understanding of second language acquisition theory, some key.
Larry selinker is one of the original contributors to the research field of second language acquisition, having introduced the concepts interlanguage and fossilization and having conducted one of the first empirical studies in language transfer research in 1969. An introductory course topics in applied psycholinguistics 3 by gass, susan m. Implication of il fossilization in second language acquisition. The role of the first language in second language acquisition 64 6. This book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students from a wide variety of disciplines. The errors in the use of l2 result mainly from l1, and the difference between l1 and the l2 is the reason for the occurrence of errors. Theories of second language acquisition second language. Second language acquisition and second language learning. Susan m gass and larry selinker eds language transfer.
The native speaker bias to second language acquisition research. The study of native language influence in second language acquisition has. The claims were represented in the literature of second language in a seminal article by corder 1967. First published 2009 by hodder education published 20 by routledge 2 park square, milton park, abingdon, oxon. The authors retain the multidisciplinary approach that presents research from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and education, in a format designed for use in an introductory course for undergraduate or graduate students. Understanding second language acquisition teaching. The cambridge handbook of second language acquisition. Larry selinker is professor emeritus of linguistics at the university of michigan, and former director of the universitys english language institute. Fossilization in adult second language acquisition.
A brief introduction to some of the main themes in second. From research to practice donna moss, national center for esl literacy education lauren rossfeldman, georgetown university second language acquisition sla is the study of how second languages are learned and the factors that influence the process. Communication strategies are strategies that learners use to overcome these problems in order to convey their intended meaning. Thus began an explosion of research into understanding how language and the internal grammar in second language learners evolved.
The study of native language influence in second language acquisition has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. Second language acquisition research and applied linguistics. An introductory course slaic is a welcome addition to the growing number of introductory texts on second language acquisition. Rosette bambino finneran nassau community college references han, zh. Corders and selinker s work became the foundation of modern research into second language. Michael long examines second and third language acquisition, paying particul ar attention to how learning a second language improves a persons ability to learn additional languages. Theory of second language acquisition the first area we will discuss will be the central focus of this volume, second language acquisition theory. The second language acquisition research series presents and explores issues bearing directly on theory construction andor research methods in the study of second language acquisition. Communication strategies in secondlanguage acquisition.
The field of sla research has mostly dealt with the problem of the indefinite final state by implicitly accepting that the object that l2 learning is tending towards is identical to that of first language acquisition, that is to say, adult native speaker competence. Presentation mode open print download current view. Topics include an overview of the study of sla, interlanguage. Studies of fossilization in second language acquisition. Fossilization in second language acquisition, but with second language teachers, program directors, and others who hold a frontrow seat to second language instruction in mind. The cambridge handbook of second language acquisition, edited by julia herschensohn and martha youngscholten further titles planned for the series the cambridge handbook of biolinguistics, edited by cedric boeckx and kleanthes k.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After the 1980s the sla research agenda focused on a documenting the route followed by learners in a range of structures and languages although english remains by far the most studied l2, and increasingly b explaining this route which, if. Stephen krashen language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules, and does not require tedious drill. An understanding of second language acquisition can improve the ability of mainstream teachers to serve the culturally and linguistically diverse students in their classrooms. This book, which includes 12 chapters by distinguished researchers in the field of second language acquisition, traces the conceptual history of language transfer from its early.
Mohammad hamad alkhresheh assistant professor of applied linguistics faculty of arts isra university abstract the role of first language l1. In fact, it is hard to state a beginning date, but it is probably fair to say that the study of sla has expanded and developed. One important issue in sla acquisition research is to establish how l2 learners acquire certain linguistic features. Second language acquisition acquisition learning 4. Center for advanced research on language acquisition university of minnesota, minneapolis revised version july 1996 1 a revised version of a paper originally prepared for presentation at the symposium on strategies of language learning and use, seville, spain, december 16, 1994. Language transfer in language learning edited by susan m. The term interlanguage was coined in the 1970s by larry selinker to describe his notion that an additional language learners knowledge of the l2 was a dynamic linguistic system which could be studied in its own right.
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the interlanguage il hypothesis should be extended from 1adult second. Larry selinker commenca ses etudes a brandeis university, waltham. Unlike first language l1 acquisition, second language acquisition sla is often marked by an interlanguage il. Formal and informal linguistic environments in language acquisition and language learning 40 4. As teachers of second language learners, we must have a basic working knowledge base regarding the process that language learners go through to learn a second language. While significant professional development is necessary to gain a full understanding of second language acquisition theory, some key stages, theories and. Secondlanguage acquisition was born in the late 1960s as an interdisciplinary enterprise that borrowed equally from the feeder fields of linguistics, language teaching, child language acquisition, and psychology. Strategies used may include paraphrasing, substitution, coining new words, switching to the first language, and asking for. Second language acquisition research series routledge. In the course of learning a second language, learners will frequently encounter communication problems caused by a lack of linguistic resources.
As developed today, second language acquisition theory can be viewed as a part of theoretical linguistics, i. This book is a thorough revision of the highly successful text first published in 1994. Larry selinker is one of the original contributors to the research field of second language acquisition, having introduced the concepts interlanguage and fossil. Understanding second language acquisition lourdes ortega understanding language series series editors. Nonparametric statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. Selinker, larry this work is a revised edition of the text first published in 1994. Second language acquisition sla is a relatively young field. In the same perspective, white 5 says that if it turns out that the. Second language acquisition university of massachusetts. Similar sequences of acquisition have been found for a wide range of structures in a range of languages see e.
It will be most often used by students of second language acquisition sla in m. Interlanguage viewed language development as a combination of several factors including nature of input, environment, internal processing of the learner, and influence between l1 and l2. Interlanguage was the first significant theory which tried to explain l2 acquisition. The term used most frequently today to describe this transitional language, interlanguage, was created by selinker in 1972. The relationship between interlanguage, learning and cross.
Gass and larry selinker, is a readerfriendly textbook with the goal of giving an overview of its small but dynamic field. Krashen which has major implications for the teaching of writing in the first language. Its titles both authored and edited volumes provide thorough and timely overviews of highinterest topics, and include key discussions of existing research findings and their implications. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
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