PGL P1 toets Flashcards
Syllable
Uninterrupted unit of speech that must contain at leat one vowel sound, wheter or not there arr surrounding consonants.
E.g; I, Ice, Bead
Diphtongs
And
Monophtongs
Diphtong
Face: a= e I Pale: a= eI
Monophtong:
Met: short
Feel: long
Fill: short
Negative transfer
If 2 languages are different
the application of L1 rules to L2 can very significantly obsecure the message.
(aanzienlijk). (onduidelijk)
And therefore leads to difficulties in understanding.
Positive transfer
When mother tongue and L2 aquire similar
The transfer can facilitate the interaction.
Vergemakkeijken
Define the critical period
During childhood there is a period when the human brain is most ready to recieve input and learn a particular language
Consonants
Are produced with obstruction to the airflow through the mouth
B,c,d
May be produced with or without vibration of the vocal cords depends on witch sound is being produced
Vowels
Are produced with NO obstruction through the mouth
A,e,i,o,u
Are produced with vibration of the vocal cords
What is IPA?
International Phonetic Alphabet
Why is the IPA used?
It can be used to represent any phoneme distinctive sound unit in any language
What is EFL and what does is mean?
English As a Foreign language
Learning english in tunasia
Learning english in a country where it’s not the native language
What is ESL and what does it mean?
English as a Second Language
Learning english in usa
Learning english in a country where it is the native language
Learning
Conscious accumulation of knowledge about the language
Bewuste opeenstapeling van kennis over de taal
E.g: vocab, grammar, etc.
Acquiring
Unconscious development of profiency in the language
Onbewuste ontwikkeling van vaardigheid in de taal
Without teacher
