What Insight Can We Obtain from the Study of L1Acquisition.docVIP

What Insight Can We Obtain from the Study of L1Acquisition 　　Abstract：Many college students find that it is very easy to acquire or learn first language, but they think it is quite difficult to learn English. So, as English teacher, we should know the differences between first language acquisition and English learning. At the same time we may find out some rules and insight from the study of first language acquisition. 　　Key words：first language acquisition； English learning； differences； insight 　　中图分类号： H319 文献标识码： A 文章编号：1672-1578（2013)02-0012-02 　　Many college students find that it is very easy to acquire or learn first language, but they think it is quite difficult to learn English. So, as English teacher, we should know the differences between first language acquisition and English learning. With the increased pace of research on first language acquisition has attracted the attention not only of linguists of all kinds but also of educators in various language-related fields. The children acquire their first language easily and well, yet the learning of English, often meets with many difficulties and sometimes failure. What may be quite as obvious is how English learning teachers should interpret the hundreds of facets of first language theory. How does each facet relate to English learning and teaching? Maybe, you can make your own explanation and draw your own conclusion about the theories in first language acquisition. But on the other hand, it is very easy to draw false analogies. So we should learn something correct from a systematic study of the first language acquisition and we must establish of the parameters and for comparing and contrasting of first language acquisition and English learning. Here I just speak out my cognition from the study of the first language acquisition. 　　1 THE THEORY OF FIRST LANGUAGE 　　ACQUISITION 　　First language acquisition is remarkable for the speed with which it takes place. By the time a child enters elementary sch