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Principles About Language Acquisition

Language acquisition is a developmental process where people build up their own language systems through extensive exposure to comprehensible input. Several skills can be improved through language learning, including sound discrimination, memory, and grammar, and deficiencies in some skills can be compensated for. The sooner one acquires the grammatical system, the sooner they can creatively use the language. Learners need chances to negotiate meaning with native speakers and repetition to help things stick.

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Principles About Language Acquisition

Language acquisition is a developmental process where people build up their own language systems through extensive exposure to comprehensible input. Several skills can be improved through language learning, including sound discrimination, memory, and grammar, and deficiencies in some skills can be compensated for. The sooner one acquires the grammatical system, the sooner they can creatively use the language. Learners need chances to negotiate meaning with native speakers and repetition to help things stick.

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Principles About Language Acquisition


1. 1. Principles about language acquisition <ul><li>Language acquisition is a developmental
process People learning a language build up their own systems You need lots of
comprehensible input </li></ul><ul><li>You can improve your sound discrimination, memory,
and grammatical sensitivity skills You can compensate for deficiencies in some skills The
sooner you can acquire the grammatical system of a language, the sooner you can use the
language creatively You need chances to negotiate meaning with native speakers Native
speakers often highly value good pronunciation Repetition helps things stick </li></ul>
2. 2. Principles about language acquisition <ul><li>Language acquisition is a developmental
process </li></ul><ul><li>People learning a language build up their own systems
</li></ul><ul><li>You need lots of comprehensible input </li></ul>
3. 3. <ul><li>You can improve your sound discrimination, memory, and grammatical sensitivity
skills </li></ul><ul><li>You can compensate for deficiencies in some skills
</li></ul><ul><li>The sooner you can acquire the grammatical system of a language, the
sooner you can use the language creatively </li></ul>
4. 4. <ul><li>You need chances to negotiate meaning with native speakers
</li></ul><ul><li>Native speakers often highly value good pronunciation
</li></ul><ul><li>Repetition helps things stick </li></ul><ul><li>Producing language that
sounds too good can be misleading </li></ul><ul><li>The more meaningful exposure, the
more you learn </li></ul>
5. 5. <ul><li>You cannot rely on memorization alone </li></ul><ul><li>Memorized material can
give a false impression of your proficiency </li></ul><ul><li>Your brain analyzes language
whether you know it or not </li></ul><ul><li>Knowing a language is different from knowing
about a language </li></ul><ul><li>Knowing about a language may help you learn it
</li></ul>
6. 6. <ul><li>Body language, gestures, and your face communicate as much as words
</li></ul><ul><li>Learners build up an auditory image of what the language sounds like
</li></ul><ul><li>Language learners need to learn to understand and produce well-formed
discourses </li></ul><ul><li>Predictable scripts aid comprehension
</li></ul><ul><li>Language learners seem to hit plateaus </li></ul>
7. 7. <ul><li>You need exposure to language in a variety of social settings
</li></ul><ul><li>One language may interfere with another </li></ul><ul><li>The mind tends
to filter out redundant material </li></ul><ul><li>Productive skills are harder than receptive
skills </li></ul><ul><li>Comprehensible output can become comprehensible input </li></ul>
8. 8. <ul><li>Knowing the topic helps you interpret what you hear or read
</li></ul><ul><li>Linguistic context helps you understand the meaning of words
</li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge of a language may lie dormant, but be reactivated
</li></ul><ul><li>Multilingual people may associate languages with a particular setting or
audience <

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