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WHAT IS SLA?
Second Language Acquisition
Second New
Cognitive Communicative
culture linguistic
variations functions
learning system
I. BUILDING A THEORY
OF SLA
Second language learning is a complex
process.
teacher-dependent self-dependent
SOCIOAFFECTIVE PRINCIPLES
7. Language Ego
Students feel awkward in the learning environment
and good teachers compensate.
Learning a new language builds a new identity
language ego, learners have a sense of fragility,
defensiveness and raising of inhibitions.
Application in teaching
Support your students, choose techniques that
challenge but dont overwhelm
move from teacher-controlled to student-controlled
activitiesgradually.
SOCIOAFFECTIVE PRINCIPLES
8. Willingness to Communicate
Students who are self-confident take risks and
accomplish more.
Application in teaching
Encourage both accuracy and risk-taking
carefully sequence techniques to ensure learner
success.
SOCIOAFFECTIVE PRINCIPLES
9. Language-Culture Connection
Whenever you teach a language, you also teach a
complex system of cultural customs, values, and
ways of thinking.
Successfully learning a language means learning
about the culture, too.
Application in teaching
Discuss cross-cultural differences and respect(prevent
cultural offence ).
Connect language with culture
LINGUISTIC PRINCIPLES
10. Native Language Effect
In beginning levels, many errors are caused by
native language interference
Native language can also facilitate learning.
Application in teaching
Point out common L1 common errors and
interference
teach cognates
teach students to think directly in the target
language.
LINGUISTIC PRINCIPLES
11. Interlanguage
Does John can play? We goed yesterday.
As students acquire a language, interlangue is
displayed
Your feedback helps learners move towards
target-language accuracy.
Application in teaching
Point out interlanguage errors
Show students that these errors mean their brain is
in language learning mode.
LINGUISTIC PRINCIPLES
12. Communicative Competence
Being competent in the language means:
Organizational
Competence
Psychomotor Strategic
Skills Competence Competence
Pragmatic
Competence