Second language acquisition

Language plays a significant role and it serves a variety of functions in human society. In a broad sense, language is the symbol, the message, or the expression through which people can be communicated and meaning can be delivered. Human language is a very complex system and the communication through human language is one of the distinctive features of human beings. In a narrow sense, language refers to the spoken words, the speech as the media of communication and interaction among people in…

The purpose of the current study is to examine how standardized language assessment affects Chinese young learners’ motivation for second language learning. Adopting the L2 Motivational Self System as the theoretical framework, this survey-based research uses two sets of questionnaires among 6th-grade test takers of MSEET in a Chinese urban city. This study uses a pre-test questionnaire to elicit 6th-grade young learners’ self-perceptions about how their L2 motivation has been influenced by…

4. The strategies of listening skill listening strategies are very helpful to the students, but without grammar, vocabulary and the knowledge of phonology, these strategies stay not enough, teachers should teach students these strategies and increase the knowledge of grammar and etc. (Goh, 2000) . Vandergrift (1999) reported that strategies are conscious means where learners can manage and assess their own comprehension and responses, for that reason, strategy development is very significant…

1. What is verbal learning and what was Ebbinghaus trying to show with his experiments? Verbal learning is the process of learning and memorizing lists of words as well as the processes of retention and acquisition of the overall learning process. However, verbal learning also applies to the learning of faces, pictures, sounds, sequencing, odors, location, and other variables outside of simply a list of words. It is an active process of learning where the subject engages with the list they…

Language Geniuses While there is no universally accepted definition of the language, it is considered as a method of communication which consists of abstract symbols that are governed by rules. Language contains subsystems such as semantics, syntax, phonology, pragmatics and morphology. As a means of communication, human babies learn languages spoken around them in a manner that suggests they are language geniuses. Babies also are claimed to have a natural ability to acquire and master languages…

and Avram Noam Chomsky the Nativist Theory. The two different language acquisition theories from them both and looking at the thought structure and what they believed to be true and correct. We then compare the both in part two. Nativist Theory - Chomsky The nativist theory is a biologically based theory, which argues that humans are pre-programmed with the innate ability to develop language. And that we are all born with language skills. Chomsky 's theory of Generative Grammar is a way of…

pseudonym Genie, had suffered from extreme abuse, neglect and social isolation from her family. She had been kept in a closed bedroom without being spoken to, listening to radios, or watching TV for almost 11 years. She had “ acquired virtually no language” (Piper p66) when she was first found. Following her rescue, Genie had undergone extensive training, linguistic education, and testing for years. Although she progressed rapidly on nonlinguistic areas and even achieved age-appropriate level…

Spies CourseWork: (1000 words) Q) It has been suggested that Frayn was interested in exploring the ‘shift’ from childhood to adulthood in Spies. Explore this view with close reference too the language of the text. Michael Frayn (the author of ‘Spies’) explores the ‘shift’ from childhood to adulthood, in the novel ‘Spies’ through understanding, maturity and love. We see the protagonist, Stephen, remembering his childhood through his adult eyes, looking back on his actions, as well as his…

Figure 5: An example of the Japanese Hiragana confuser in a quiz. CertificatesConfuser.PNG Figure 6: An example of the Japanese Kanji confuser in a quiz. Tracking Progress When learning a language, students want to know how much they’ve learned. There’s no one better to ask how much a user knows than the user itself, so naturally the progress that a user has made on a deck is based on the difficulty that they have given to each card in it. Calculating Progress for students…

The purpose of the programmes of study in the NC is for teachers to understand what pupils need to learn and helps teachers to plan effective lessons. The NC covers aims which include the teacher’s responsibilities to: “Promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken word and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment” (DfE, 2014: 13). The aims also comprise conventional literacy skills…