Factors That Affect Language Acquisition. Flashcards
Factors:
Age and development stage.
What is this factor? How old the child is and what age development they are at.
How does this affect language acquisition? Children who are older me find it easier to acquire English language.
Personality
What is it? How the child is and how they act a combination of characteristics and qualities that form of individual distinction character.
How does this affect language acquisition? Introverted or anxious learners usually make slower progress. They are less likely to take advantage of opportunities whereas more outgoing students will not worry about making mistakes and they were take more risks.
Motivation
What is it? A child in a particular way they could be motivated or unmotivated.
How does this affect language acquisition? Students who enjoy language learning and take pride in their progress they will perform better compared to children who are unmotivated.
Cognition
What is it? The mental process of acquiring knowledge via a child’s experiences.
How does this affect language acquisition? Children with greater cognitive abilities will make the fast progress if they’re in their first language they have extensive vocabulary they may find it easier to learn English.
Bilingualism
What is it? The child already speaks two languages fluently.
How does this affect language acquisition? There is no evidence that it is harder or easier to learn English as a bilingualism. It could be harder as they may go and not be able to learn the multiple languages.
It could be easier as they already have the ability to learn the new language .
Cultural background
What is it? culture or ethnic group that you feel you belong to or identify as.
How does this affect language acquisition? There is some evidence that students in situations where their own culture has a lowest status than that of the culture in which they are learning e.g. women don’t get education.
SEND
What is it? Children who acquire extra educational permission and different needs.
How does it affect language acquisition? If a child has SEND, they may find it harder to learn a new language if they have learning difficulties.
The learning environment.
What is it? How the environment is for the child to learn?
How does it affect language acquisition? How comfortable is the language learning environment for the child? Do they feel they are able to try their new language around teachers?
Available support.
What is it? What support is available for the child learning English?
How does it affect language acquisition? The child setting has good support methods the child may find it easier to learn English as they have assistance.
