language Aquisition Flashcards
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what is interlanguage ( il)
language system created by ELL as they learn a new language.
they use knowldege of their native language to understand new.
L1
native language of learner
L2
the new language of an ell
Overgeneralization
when a language learner extends a rule in l2 and group items together
i buyed a ar
i runned a marathon
Learning strategies
Learners adopting ways o learning
some might be wrong and lead to stagnation
Language transfer
using knwlde of l1 to produce meaning in L2
THIS CAN LEAD TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS
Transfer of training
how instruction plays a role in language learning
Strategies of communication
Learners become more concerned with sounding fluent than accuracy of communication
Fossilization
on path to L2 mastery a learner freezes a form of word or construction and does not correct it