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General Instructions: 

1.  Answer  the  following  questions  comprehensively.  Use  the  PowerPoint 


presentation  as your guide. 
2.  Do  not  just  copy  what  is  written  in  the  lecture.  Answer  the  questions  using your 
own words or simply elaborate them. 
3.  Write  your  answers  in  a  bond  paper  with  1  inch  margin  at  all  sides.  (Whatever 
size of  paper will do) 
4. Handwritten or typewritten will do. Just make sure it is not a copy paste work. 
 

Questions: 

(1) What are the four most commonly agreed aspects of first language acquisition? 
  The  four  most  commonly  agreed  aspects  of  FLA  are  as  follows:  First 
Language  Acquisition  which  talks  about  the  process  on  how  humans  gain  the 
capacity  to  learn  the  language;  First  Language  can  be  acquired  automatically 
without  exerting  much  conscious  effort  ;  First  language  is  typically  learned  during 
infancy  and  before  humans  undergo  puberty;  lastly,  mative  speakers  have 
proficiency represented by internalized knowledge of several areas of language. 
 
(2)  What  are  the  four  most  commonly  agreed  aspects  of  second  language 
acquisition? 
The  four  most  commonly  agreed  aspects  of  second  language  acquisition  are 
as  follows;  second  language  acquisition  is  the  capacity  of  the  human  to  gain  the 
second  language  and  takes  place  when  first  language  or  native  language  has 
already  been  learned  natively;  It  requires  conscious  effort;  it  mostly  learn  most 
often  during  after  puberty;  though  capacity  in  both  L1s  and  L2s  can  deteriorate 
from  lack  of  use  and  L2  capacity  is  considered  to  decrease  faster  than misuse than 
their L1 counterparts. 
 
(3) What are the seven (7) major factors that affect second language acquisition? 
The  seven  (7)  major  factors  that  affect  second  language  acquisition  are  as 
follows:  motivation;  attitude;  age;  intelligence;  aptitude;  learning  style;  and 
personality. 
 
(4) Differentiate internal and external factors of SLA. 

Internal  factors  are  those  that  the  individual  language  learner  brings  with  him  or 
her  to  the  particular  learning  situation  like  they  used  in  when  needed  or  they  are 
ask  to  do  like  in  oral  recitation  and  external  factors  are  those that characterize the 
particular  language  learning  situation  that  commonly  what  they  acquires  from 
educational  institution  such  as  its  curriculum  and  how  teachers  instruct them that 
is suitable in their level of proficiency in the second language. 

(5) What are the four types of motivation? Differentiate one from the other. 
The  four  types  of  motivation  are  as  follows  :  integrative  motivation  is  when 
the  learners  have  the  interest  to  learn  the  language  for  they  want  to  know  the 
people  and  culture  and  to  communicate  with  the  speakers  of  that  language; 
instrumental  motivation  is  when  the  learner  wants  to  learn  that  language  because 
it's  functional  and  useful;  Intrinsic  motivation  or  bringing  out  the  internal 
rewarding  consequences  in  namely,  feelings  of  competence  and  self- 
determination;  and  extrinsic  motivation  or  expecting  reward  like  money  or  a 
positive feedback 
 
(6) What are the classifications of attitude? Explain each 
The  three  types  that  Stern  (1983)  classified  are  as  follows:  attitude  towards 
community  and  people  who  speak  the  second  language;  attitude  towards  learning 
and  language  concerned;  and  attitude  towards  languages  and  language  learning  in 
general.   
 
(7) What are the most important factors of personality? Explain each 
The  most  important  factors  of  personality  are  as  follows:  self-esteem  which 
refers  to  the  evaluation  of  individual  that  makes  and  customarily  maintains  with 
regards  to  himself  to  be  capable,  significant,  successful  and  worthy;  inhibition and 
risk  taking  is  suggested  that  inhibition  influences  language  learning  in  a  negative 
way  because  it  discourages  risk-taking,  which  is  an  essential  element  in  this 
process  which  is  vital  to  make  mistakes  if  a  person  wants  to  learn  a  foreign 
language;  Anxiety  personality  as  a  state  of  mind  connected  with  “feelings  of 
uneasiness,  frustration,  self-doubt  and  worry  that  affects  learning  a  foreign 
language;  Empathy  and  extroversion  aspect  of  personality  that  has  been  studied  is 
empathy – “the willingness and capacity to identify with others”; 
 
(8) What are the different internal factors of SLA? 
The  different  internal  factors  of  SLA  are  as  follows:  age,  personality, 
motivation (intrinsic), experiences, cognition, and native language. 
 
(9) What are the different external factors of SLA? 
The  different  external  factors  of  SLA  are  as  follows: curriculum, instruction, 
motivation, access to native speakers, and culture and status 

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