On the other hand, Language learning is an intentional process. It is the result of direct instruction in the rules of language in a formal way. In language learning, students have conscious knowledge of the new language and can talk about that knowledge. They can fill in the blanks on a grammar page.
- What can happen if the child’s speech experience fails?
Another way to motivate children to speak is their parents’ approval which motivates children to speak. If they fail, they will probably stop their speech development for some time. What is more, it could also happen at school, if their efforts are encouraged by the teacher, they will be motivated to give it try.
3. Why exposure is important for lg acquisition?
Through IN-PUT, the UG is activated and they are able to produce and understand sentences they have never heard before in a natural way.
4. Are native speakers able to make intuitions?
They have that natural sense to tell if something is right or wrong when it comes to the use of language.
5. What does competence refer to?
It refers to the grammatical knowledge which is subconscious and we are born with this.
6. Why is creativity so important for native speakers?
Since they can produce and understand infinite numbers of sentences that they have never created or encountered before.
7. Why learning is systematic?
Because, when it comes to learning you need a teacher that gives you instructions and explains you something. Therefore, it requires effort and formal instruction. Morever, it is a conscious process.
8. What teachers should do in order to promote the natural language capacity of learners?
They should encourage interaction in the classroom and the emphasis should be on meaning and on what children do with language by using all and any language they have and not on grammar. Moreover, by creating conditions in which children are able to communicate and they should encourage learners to apply what they know in LG1 in the learning process of L2
9. According to Krashen, are learners aware of what they are incorporating?
He says that unconscious learning through in-put in the acquisition of 2nd LG is more important than learning in a systematic and conscious way. Acquiring a second language should be similar to acquisition of the 1st language in a natural way.
10. When does acquisition take places, according to Krashen?
The more in-put they receive, the more they will understand what is said in a target language, which is when acquisition takes place.
11. Should learners be obliged to speak?
According to Krashen, learners shouldn’t be forced to speak until they feel ready to do so. In fact, he talks about a ‘’silent period’’, the duration of this period will vary.
Claudia Verónica Gomez 2nd year
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claudianorthman (student)
