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    The document discusses three key points about language learning: 1. It differentiates between language accuracy and fluency, noting that accuracy refers to correct grammar and vocabulary use while fluency is expressing ideas easily. 2. It argues that the most evident and useful hypothesis in language classrooms is the Acquisition Learning Hypothesis, which states that natural exposure in a learning environment helps students acquire a language unconsciously. 3. It describes the natural order hypothesis, giving the example that a student learning Korean progressed from understanding words to forming phrases after listening to podcasts, demonstrating the stages of acquisition.

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    ENG MAJ 1: Introduction To Linguistics: Assignment

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    The document discusses three key points about language learning: 1. It differentiates between language accuracy and fluency, noting that accuracy refers to correct grammar and vocabulary use while fluency is expressing ideas easily. 2. It argues that the most evident and useful hypothesis in language classrooms is the Acquisition Learning Hypothesis, which states that natural exposure in a learning environment helps students acquire a language unconsciously. 3. It describes the natural order hypothesis, giving the example that a student learning Korean progressed from understanding words to forming phrases after listening to podcasts, demonstrating the stages of acquisition.

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    Abogado, Roshelle Angeline E.

    BSE-English A2020

    ENG MAJ 1: Introduction to Linguistics


    Assignment

    Packing Up All the Things I have Learnt

    1. Differentiate language accuracy from language fluency.


    ● Language accuracy is the ability of the speaker to use the necessary
    vocabulary, grammar and punctuation correctly. On the other hand, language
    fluency is the ability of a speaker to express their ideas, particularly when
    speaking, with flow and efficiency. A few grammar mistakes may appear here
    and there in the explanation, but it should be delivered in a way that is easy to
    understand and shows how comfortable the speaker is with the language.

    2. In any language classroom, what is the most evident and useful among the
    hypotheses?
    ● I believe that the most evident and useful among all the hypotheses is the
    Acquisition Learning Hypothesis. This hypothesis states that in order to be
    proficient in a language, one must be exposed to a learning environment
    wherein they will naturally acquire the language instead of studying it. Based
    on my experience, I learned to improve my ability in English speaking through
    the English Only Policy in our high school. We were required to speak English
    during discussions and even during breaks in order to help us get used to the
    said language.

    3. Describe the natural order hypothesis, and give illustrations/scenarios. Discuss its
    connection to acquisition of language.
    ● In the natural order hypothesis, learners acquire the grammatical structures of
    the language that they are learning in predictable order. For example, a girl,
    who is learning Korean language, can now understand a few words and can
    form phrases after spending a month/weeks listening to Korean podcasts.
    This situation shows that she is in the second stage of second language
    acquisition called Early Production Stage. The girl cannot just improve her
    Korean speaking ability without listening to the podcasts especially if she's not
    in Korea. In acquiring language, we always start by trying to imitate the
    sounds/pronunciation, followed by saying and understanding a few words and
    phrases. We must undergo through the stages of acquisition in order to be
    unconsciously knowledgeable about the language we wish to speak.

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