Transcript SLA: Opening Lecture

SLA: Opening Lecture
(in two parts)
Part 1
Basic topic and terminology (see Fig. 1)
(2) SLA as a multidisciplinary field of study
(3) The three main variables in SLA
(1)
(a) the setting (see Fig. 2)
(b) the learner (also in Part 2) (see Fig. 3)
Part 2
(b) the learner (see Fig. 3)
(c) the input
1. the inherent properties of the target language
2. the formally and interactionally adjusted features
found in foreigner talk and teacher talk
3. features of the learner’s own output
4. the meaning and functions carried by the input
5. overall: quantity and quality of the input
(4) A framework for examining the
components of SLA (see Fig. 4)
SLA
SLA
and 3rd, 4th, 5th . . . nth
FLA
Foreign Language Acquisition
setting difference
Fig. 1 The term “SLA”
Second
Foreign
Setting
Instructed
Untutored (“naturalistic”)
Fig. 2 Setting as a variable
Fig. 3 The learner as a variable
Age
Aptitude
Motivation
Attitudes
Learner
Personality
Cognitive style
Learning strategies
Communication strategies
Social/cultural/ economic background
Gender
Appearance
Time and energy
Etc. ……
cognitive
Situational
factors
learning
production
strategies
communication
Input
Learner
processes
Variable
L2 output
linguistic processes:
Learner
differences
universal principles of
grammar (proposed)
Fig. 4 Framework for examining the components of SLA