1、1,Language learning,Copyright by 217,S L A,Whats Second Language Acquisition?Introduction: second language acquisition(SLA), formally established itself as a discipline around the 1970s, refers to the systematic study of how one person acquires a second language subsequent to his native language.,Co
2、nnections between FLA&SLA,Theoretically the new findings and advances in first language acquisition especially in learning theories and learning process are illuminating in understanding second language acquisition.,Contrastive Analysis,Contrastive analysis: the systematic study of the differences b
3、etween the mother tongue and the target language and their influence upon each other so as to determine what the learner has to learn and what the teacher has to teach.,Error Analysis,A major claim of Error Analysis is that many errors made by L2 learners were caused by factors other than L1 interfe
4、rence.,Interlanguage(中介语言),Interlanguage is a dynamic language system, which is constantly moving from the departure level to the native-like level. Can be done in two ways: investigating the psychological, biological or neurological mechanisms involved in the production of interlanguage; investigat
5、ing the linguistic features of interlanguage.,8,Individual differences,Language aptitudeMotivationLearning strategies,It refers to a natural ability for a second language. It is believed to be related to a learners general intelligence.,Language Aptitude,Instrumental motivationIntegrative motivation
6、Resultative motivationIntrinsic motivation,Motivation,Learning strategies are learners conscious, goal-oriented and problem-solving based efforts to achieve learning efficiency.Cognitive strategiesMetacognitive strategiesAffect/social strategies,Learning strategies,13,Age of Acquisition,Children fro
7、m immigrant families achieve comparatively higher level of mastery of the new language than their parents do. Adult second language learners become capable of communicating successfully in the target language., A number of personality characteristics have been proposed as likely to affect second language learning. *Such as extroversion, talkative,self-esteem, self-confidence, etc.,Personality,Happy Ending,
