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Second language acquisition

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  • What is the hypothesis where your feelings can affect your learning process?
    The affective filter hypothesis
  • Talk about a factor that affected you when you were learning a second language
    ...
  • What is second language acquisition?
    The ability to speak a language other than one’s native tongue
  • How many years takes to a person to totally learn a second language?
    4-10 years
  • We know that we acquire a language when…
    The language emerges from us
  • In which stage students know at least 1000 words?
    Early production stage
  • In the advance fluency stage. What are some instructional strategies we can do?
    listen to podcasts, watch videos, watch TV news, identifying antonyms, synonyms etc
  • What is cognitive ability?
    It seems that students with greater cognitive abilities (intelligence) will make the faster progress
  • How many hypothesis did Stephen Krashen make?
    5
  • The main target of the input hypothesis is…
    How we acquire the language
  • True / False... "Speech emergency stage" is when the student is able to speak the language with an advanced fluency and vocabulary
    False
  • The learning of a second language is… Conscious / Subconscious
    Conscious
  • How old is Stephen Krashen?
    80
  • Mention one fact that affects second language acquisition and explain why
    Motivation, Age, Experiences, Personality, First language development, Quality of instruction, Cognitive ability
  • It is really important to say we acquire a second language… When we get a certification / We communicate successfully
    We communicate successfully
  • The main target of the acquisition-learning distinction is to…
    Teach a second language
  • The learning of the first language is… Conscious / Subconscious
    Subconscious
  • True / False... "Quality of instruction" talks about how some language teachers are better than others at teaching
    True
  • In which stage students know at least 6000 word?
    Intermediate fluency stage