Second Language Acquisition/Learning (SLA/SLL)

Anindya Prima,Fitriani,

Happy Wulandari,Ida Ayu Nurfadillah,

Yulita Fadhillah

Language is a vehicle for communicating meaning and messages

SLA suggested two different ways of developing ability in second languages:

Acquisition and learning.

The behaviourists believe that SLA consists of learners imitating what they hear and

develop habits in the SLA by routine practice

Behaviorist said that errors are seen as first language habits interfering with the

acquisition of second language habits.

The nativists assume that – consciously or unconsciously – that somehow, second

language (L2) learning

can and should be like

learning our native language (L1)

The crucial element in the language acquisition process is the modified input

that learners are exposed to and the way in which native speakers interact in

conversations with learners

Learning (including SLA/SLL) is an active process.

People learn to learn as they learn

The crucial action of constructing meaning is mental

Learning involves language: the language we use influences learning

Learning is a social activity

Learning is contextual

One needs knowledge to learn

It takes time to learn