SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY 1

1. Compare and contrast the terms “acquisition” and “learning”. How does acquisition and
learning take place in the classroom, at home, or in the community? Give one specific
situation for each.

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2. Choose three principles from Ellis’ Principles of Instructed Second Language Acquisition
that you find most important. Discuss each principle by giving opinions that are presented
clearly and supported by appropriate evidence such as personal experience or examples
cited in academic works.

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ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY 2

1. You are a Senior Instructor in your institution. The Principal assigned you to give an
orientation to new hires regarding Error Correction in the English classroom. The following
questions should be tackled in your presentation.
• Should learners’ errors be corrected?
• When should learners’ errors be corrected?
• Which errors should be corrected?
• How should errors be corrected?
• Who should do the correcting?
Answer the following questions based on the principles that you follow as an educator.

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