L1 & L2 Acquisition

Question 1

Stages of Second Language Acquisition

Answer 1

1. pre-production/silent period
2. early production
3. speech emergence
4. intermediate fluency
5. advanced fluency

Question 2

pre-production/silent period

Answer 2

take in language but does not speak

Question 3

early production

Answer 3

priority: take in language
produces limited words/simple sentences

Question 4

speech emergence

Answer 4

uses longer sentences to express themselves, familiar topics

Question 5

intermediate fluency

Answer 5

complex communication, uses thoughts + feelings

Question 6

advanced fluency

Answer 6

varies speech, uses vocabulary, compares to native peers

Question 7

critical period hypothesis

Answer 7

children learn language easier than adults

Question 8

interrelatedness

Answer 8

connections btw 2 languages
use L1 to acquire L2

Question 9

interference

Answer 9

negative impacts of L1 on L2