Foreign Language Acquisition

A foreign language acquisition is a subject of general development trends. Learning a foreign language affects not only the expansion of the education, but also the perception of the world. In the framework of modern society the purpose of foreign language teaching is to cultivate personal qualities of the student, increasing his chances to integrate more easily the professional world. A foreign language appears, in fact, as an instrument of intercultural and international communication. Learning a foreign language is a complex process, the success of which depends on the right choice of educational method. However, the chosen method is, any language training is based on the four pillars: reading, writing, oral expression and listening comprehension.

Those young learners who are not able to read or write, acquire new knowledge unconsciously, automatically, simply memorizing vocabulary words and phrases, in the same way as it does with their mother tongue. As for teenagers, they also quite easily accept and memorize the new information, often mechanically. Even 25-35 ones are still capable to learn a foreign language, again, if he/she wants to. However, when getting older, we are more inclined not to assimilate the new information, but to use the accumulated knowledge. Of course, learning process for the adults requires more effort, patience and motivation. That is why learning a foreign language for the adult students has significant differences. Despite all the difficulties and obstacles, even those who begin to learn a foreign language after 35 years should know: learn a language is possible at any age. The main points to remember are: the motivation and the presence of the teacher, who will find a way to help master the basic grammatical rules, which is very important for an

Methods of study in each individual school language may be different, teachers often use the mix of different approaches, allowing students to find a most effective way. The main purpose of all the principles of foreign language teaching is to be able to use them in practice. There are also the methods most commonly used in training:

-communicative method: to teach adult students to communicate fluently in the language, orally or in correspondence. Classes take place in the discussion of various topics

-immersion method: learning is achieved through total immersion of the students in the target language environment. Its essence is the total elimination of the native language in the classroom

-grammar-translation method: to learn a foreign language by performing various exercises and translation of written