The Nature of the Second Language acquisition and

Learning

Roll No:03 Semester-3 Year-2014-15

Bharat Bhammar

Paper-12 (ELT)

Submitted to: Department of English

S.B Gardi Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University
 The Nature of SLA and Learning

 The term acquisition was originally used to emphasize the sub-

conscious nature of the learning and acquisition has become
largely synonyms. There has been much debate about exactly
how language is learned, and many issues are still unresolved.
There are many theories of SLA but name are fully accepted by
all SLA researchers.
 External
Personality factors
Curriculum

Age Cognition Instruction

Motivation Experiences
Culture
and Status
 Learning and language acquisition

 it has six observations

1) Very little acquisition takes place most of the time

learning occurs that two not is in real sense. Because
of the lack of atmosphere very little acquisition
except in English medium schools or convent school
and metro cities-because lack of motivation, lack of
practice.

2) Background of language 1 is helpful in learning

language L2.
3) Sometimes habits or incomplete knowledge of language L1
it creates clashes while learning language L2 because very
often students do not have enough knowledge of language L1.

4) When language L2 is learnt in Indian context grammar is

much more emphasized.
5) Learning of language L2 has become mechanical artificial
and boring.

6) Natural order of four basic skills of language learning is not

maintained perhaps that is why learning of language L2
becomes strainers.
 Language acquisition in children

 Swiss Psychologist-Jean Piaget was psychologist rather than

Theorist. He studied the nature of the children of different ages
after that he provided a tenable idea in regard to the nature of
learning process.

 According to Piaget the term 'genetic epistemology‘ means

 'Genetic' - Development

 'epistemology‘-A theory of knowledge acquisition.

 Piaget's genetic epistemology is devoted to a study of the
development stage of children as they relate to their acquisition
of knowledge. Piaget studies were biologically oriented and he
gives prominence to psychological factory the gives secondary
place to culture factors in explanation of human behaviour
 Theory of Noam Chomsky

 Noam Chomsky is famous in language pedagogy. His theory is

related with transformational generative grammar. He also deals
with language acquisition in children. He takes about structure
of universal language in that structure. Besides when we think
about language acquisition in children.

 We should think about quality of experiences. Language

acquisition in children takes place they get motivation, feedback
all these two affects language acquisition.
 Listening

Four basic
Speaking skills of Writing
Language

Reading