The Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said, “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” Language can unlock many doors, but our world can also be limited to what we know about it. This is the cruel reality that many of us face when arriving in a new country, not being able to speak the language. One feels as everything around us has broadened, but our world has shrunken. One feels impotent, unable to communicate with the people that surround us. For this reason, it is of most importance that we can find people that can understand how language acquisition works in order to ease our transition to this new way of speaking. Throughout time, different theorists have developed different theories about language acquisition
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According to Krashen, The monitor helps a person polish their writing because it focuses on rules and correctness. It acts as an editor. This as well is important to know because sometimes ELLS tend to over-use it due to heavy concerns about mistakes. While, some are under users. According to the article given in class, Stephen Krashen’s Theory of second Language Acquisition a psychological profile can determine if a person is an under-user or over-user. Commonly extroverts are under-users of the monitor, while introverts are over-users. Once more his theory lets us know how acquiring and learning a language …show more content…
These two concepts differentiate the difference between Conversational and Academic language. (BICS) or Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills focuses on the social and natural communication of the leaner in the new language. This mostly takes place outside the classroom such in places like the lunchroom, during sports activities, recess and social events. The second part of the concept is called Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP). This component focuses on the academic proficiency part. It points out to the learner’s capacity to read, write, and communicate on the academic level. BICS occurs within two years of immersion of the target language, while CALP takes five to seven
According to Krashen, The monitor helps a person polish their writing because it focuses on rules and correctness. It acts as an editor. This as well is important to know because sometimes ELLS tend to over-use it due to heavy concerns about mistakes. While, some are under users. According to the article given in class, Stephen Krashen’s Theory of second Language Acquisition a psychological profile can determine if a person is an under-user or over-user. Commonly extroverts are under-users of the monitor, while introverts are over-users. Once more his theory lets us know how acquiring and learning a language …show more content…
These two concepts differentiate the difference between Conversational and Academic language. (BICS) or Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills focuses on the social and natural communication of the leaner in the new language. This mostly takes place outside the classroom such in places like the lunchroom, during sports activities, recess and social events. The second part of the concept is called Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP). This component focuses on the academic proficiency part. It points out to the learner’s capacity to read, write, and communicate on the academic level. BICS occurs within two years of immersion of the target language, while CALP takes five to seven