Second language also known as foreign language, a platform of language that has been used by two or more people who not shared the same native language for them to be able communicate with each other. There are two processes of learning a second language which is second language learning and second learning acquisition. Second language learning is a formal learning that have been taught at specific study places such as school, college and university. This process focuses more on students. For second language acquisition or shorten is SLA, an informal learning that used by the learners to gain or develop the way of learning a language. Usually, this process is the simple way to understand a foreign language because the learning is more fun such as speaking with the foreigner or watching a foreign movie. Based on my opinion, acquisition is the best way to learn a second language because it is more interesting rather than formal learning, it is also can improve first language and communication skills and the learners can learn and experience a new culture. The first benefits of using acquisition to learn a second language it is because acquire more interesting rather than formal learning. Using acquire process to learn a language refers to the process of natural assimilation, involving intuition and …show more content…
But, acquisition is the best way to learn a second language because it is more entertaining compare to formal learning and it is also can improve the learner first language ability and communication skills. Acquisition also will make the learners obtain the knowledge and increase experience a new culture. Nelson Mandela once said “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, it goes to his heart”. That is mean acquisition process is more advantages rather than learning process when learn a second
According to psycholinguists: Li, Aike, and Brechtje, language acquisition " is a subconscious process; language acquirers are usually not aware of the facts that they are learning a new language, but are aware only that they arse
Studying a foreign language has many benefits. Learning a new language exposes you to many different grammar structures. The first language that you learned was introduced to you as a little baby and has grown with you over time. Learning a new language exposes you to many new grammar structures. Learning a new language might lead you to see things
Speaking is so different from reading bevcause there are sybols for everything we sa. Someone comging from a different county already has a set in stone way of how they learned their language. When lgrowing up the first way to learn a language is listening and speaking but when learning a second one from my experience the literacy part was most of the focus. That can be very hard to grasp. Different language and different meanings.
The United States is a place of freedom. We are a mixing pot that unifies as one. Many religions, cultures, and languages make their home in the Unites States. Many foreigners see the U.S. as an opportunity to seek better lives and education, but when it comes to foreigners and native-born non-English speakers that do not yet know English, it becomes a little more difficult to go about an average day let alone make a better future. Children in school often become English Language Learners, or ELL, to assimilate to the American standards.
Students who know more than one language have increased test scores, do better in math and reading, and have a better understanding on their first language. Others may argue that learning a new language will hinder learning because it is taxing on the students. While learning a new language is very difficult it makes students think harder; it pushes them to try something different which they then carry over to their other classes. Overall the benefits of learning a new language far outweigh the consequences.
2.0 INTRODUCTION Language development happens both inside the classroom (as part of a formal establishment, school or institute) and outside it. The classroom is generally considered a formal setting, and most other environments informal, with respect to language learning. “In environments where informal language development is adequate, it is possible to regard the formal classroom as supplemental, complementary, facilitating and consolidating”(Van Lier, 1988: 20). For second-language development in such environments the informal settings can be regarded as primary and the formal classroom as ancillary. The L2 lesson then becomes a language arts lesson, focusing on special language skills and cognitive/academic growth, much in the same way
Specific Language Impairment Language is imperative in every aspect and communication in our daily lives. We interact and communicate effectively with our words, gesture or mimic to give information to the people around. Linguistic competence is at the mental level and suddenly articulated through speech organs. According to the Piaget’s theory in language acquisition that children in 5 years will have a vocabulary between 10,000 and 15,000 words. It follows that, there are some stages of language acquisition that children will pass to get perfectly language in their olds.
All English language learners need to learn the language of instruction in English language schools at the same time as they are working towards meeting the curriculum expectations. Young children learn the system of a new language more effectively than older learners. They may acquire a local accent quickly, whereas their older siblings may always have an accent influenced by the system of their home language. But young children may well take five or more years to catch up to their age peers in vocabulary acquisition and the accurate use of grammar in both spoken and written English.
These authors consider that literacy has a real connection with second language acquisition processes; because, reading is the foundation of language education and the most powerful tool for increasing vocabulary and the abilities to read, write, spell, and comprehend in a second
Clara is a student in the class I help. She is an English Language Learner (ELL) student. When interacting with Clara I was able to realize that she is a very bright student, she is very motivated and has a goal in mind. One afternoon during homework help she opened up to me and talked about her family; she told me that they where from Guatemala. Her mom had her when she was very young and that because having a child is too much work the mom had to stop going to school.
Now just because I say this does not mean I cannot learn a new language. I just personally find it a lot more difficult to learn a new language because I only remember it being easy when learning the 3 languages. Because of these experiences I can listen to people and read peoples facial expressions. Even if I do not understand what they are saying I usually get the right idea.
Why taking a second language can be helpful Learning a second language has many lifelong beneficial other than just understanding the language itself, mainly if learned at a young age. Learning a second language can be done more efficiently as a young kid, and can open up many doors for later in life while being mentally advanced. When it comes to learning a second language, the younger you start the easier you will begin to learn your second language. Younger brains learn much easier than older brains because the brain is designed for language learning to take place between birth and adolescence (the period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult).
People should learn a foreign language at an early age, because it helps young learner’s learning skills, makes it easier to perfect/acquire a new language, and helps to prepare for schools.
Research Questions From the literature review, it was established that there were several factors affecting language learning and acquisition. More specifically, it was revealed that factors such as exposure at an early age, motivation, attitudes, incentives and educational system can influence language acquisition. However, most of the research were conducted in the west and were focused on students as subjects to the study and foreigners working in the country where they need to learn the language to lengthen their range of employment opportunity.
The Acquisition-Learning distinction is crucial because it gives an argument opposing the effortful labor of learning a new language in adults. Krashen (1988) explained that there are two independent ways in which a second language performance can be regarded. The first is the acquired system and is the product of a mind process, a subconscious one that is very similar to the one that happens with children when acquiring their native/mother tongue. This process requires continuous interaction with the target language. On the other hand, Krashen (1988) also explained that the learned system is the result of a very formal way of learning a language that involves the conscious process of being knowledgeable about a language.