Learning English Session 3 How do people learn

Learning English Session 3 How do people learn other languages?

Oh yeah baby What seems to be the underlying theory of language acquisition applied by this auntie? l http: //uk. youtube. com/watch? v=37 ss. Ha 0 Vqw g

Women’s Hour Listen to the recording and answer the following: 1. What is the job of person being interviewed? 2. Why is she at the Sure Start centre? 3. Which of theories of language acquisition does she seem to favour? 4. What do the young mums learn? http: //www. bbc. co. uk/radio 4/womanshour/05/2008_ 28_wed. shtml

Theories of second language acquisition l l Behaviourism Innatism Information Processing Interactionism

Behaviourism l Gave rise to: Listen and repeat Drilling Target language input Focus on pronunciation Language laboratories

Innatism Gave rise to: Krashen’s highly influential theories of: 1. acquisition vs. learning 2. input hypothesis 3. affective filter hypothesis 4. natural order hypothesis 5. monitor hypothesis

Cognitive Processing Gave rise to: 1. 2. ‘Noticing’ ‘Practice’ as in learners working hard to understand how the language works

Interactionism l l Modified interaction (e. g. clarification requests, comprehension checks, repetition/paraphrase) ‘Scaffolding’ (after Vygotsky).

Pedagogies of second language teaching: l l Audiolingualism Total immersion and content teaching (Suggestopedia) Task-based learning Communicative language learning (Grammar Translation still followed in many places!)

Task 1. 2. Look at different types of language learning material and try to classify them according to pedagogy. Which material do you like best? Why?

Good language learners What helps language learning: Intelligence Aptitude Personality Motivation Attitude Learner preferences Learner beliefs