Second Language Acquisition Process Overview Dimensions of L

Second Language Acquisition Process Overview

Dimensions of L 2 Acquisition • • • Propensity Capacity for language learning Access Structure of the process of acquisition Tempo End State

Propensity • Factors (helpful and detrimental) that induce the learner to acquire a L 2. • Social Integration Natural and educational settings • Communicative needs • Attitude • Education

Language Capacity • Language processor -> depends on – Biological determinant – Available knowledge Interplay and differences between L 1 and L 2

Access • Input available • Contextual information • Opportunities for communication – Input - output – Negotiation of meaning

Structure of the process and Tempo • Synchronization (several elements) – Variability Tempo -> depends on propensity, language processor and access

End State • Ideally --> perfect command • Fossilization • Backsliding

Sources • • Ellis, R. Understanding Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Klein, Wolfgang. Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986. • • Krashen, S. Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1982. Schumann, J. The Pidginization Process: A model for second language acquisition. Rowley, Mass. : Newbury House, 1978. Selinker, L. “ Interlanguage”. International Review of Applied Linguistics 10 (1972): 219 -31. Weinreich, U. Languages in Contact: Findings and problems. New York: Linguistic Circle of New York. Reprinted by Mouton, The Hague, 1974.