SLA (introduction).ppt.Convertor.docVIP

Page No.1 WordsFromSlide An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition and Attrition Presented by Prof. Cai Hansong WordsFromNotePage Page No.2 WordsFromSlide TERMS Second Language: H.H. Stern: The term has two meanings: It refers to any language acquired ( or to be acquired) later than the native language. What does this definition emphasize? It emphasizes the chronological factor. WordsFromNotePage Page No.3 WordsFromSlide It refers to the level of language command in comparison with a primary or dominant language. (indicating a lower level of actual or believed proficiency) WordsFromNotePage Page No.4 WordsFromSlide In the past, the term “foreign language” was most widely used in contrast to native language. In recent decades, “second language” has been increasingly used for all types of non-native language learning. WordsFromNotePage Page No.5 WordsFromSlide Second Language Acquisition: Routledge Dictionary of language and Linguistics (H. Bussman): The term is used with varying meanings: a)the acquisition of a (first) foreign language WordsFromNotePage Page No.6 WordsFromSlide b)the (essentially) non-directed acquisition of a foreign language in an environment in which that language is used as a trade language WordsFromNotePage Page No.7 WordsFromSlide c) In an even narrower sense, the (essentially) non-directed acquisition of a second language before the acquisition of the first language has been completed. WordsFromNotePage Page No.8 WordsFromSlide Rod Ellis: SLA refers to the subconscious or conscious processes by which a language other than the mother tongue is learnt in a natural or a tutored setting. WordsFromNotePage Page No.9 WordsFromSlide William Ritchie and Tej Bhatia: By SLA we mean the acquisition of a language after the native language has already become established in the individual. WordsFromNotePage Page No.10 WordsFromSlide L1/L2 Acquisition: a comparison L1 Acquisition L2 Acquisition A baby acquiring his first language An adul