P.C.L. Flashcards
is an organized form of communication made up of a vocabulary (lexicon), a sound system (also known as phonology), and a set of rules (also known as grammar)
Language
Language is an organized form of communication made up of a vocabulary (__________), a sound system (also known as _________), and a set of rules (also known as_______
lexicon
phonology
grammar
When people use language, they can understand each other because they belong to the
same speech community.
The shortest grammatically correct sentence is
“GO!”
People learn the languages of their community as they get older. The term for this procedure is
language acquisition
are the languages that people learn as they are growing up.
Mother tongues,
first language
People discover later on that other languages are needed for various reasons. These other languages may be referred to as
second languages.
People learn these languages by studying formally in school or informally on their own. This is the process of
language learning.
is the result of such contact may be a new form of language
Language contact
is the result of language contact.
language change
is referred to as their first language
mother tongue or native language is
It is the most important factor that makes a second language totally different from the first language.
AGE
A child’s____________ does not usually make that much of difference in the acquisition of the first language.
personality
The first language is one of the most important factors of a person’s__________.
CULTURE.
It is an important factor for the second language learning. A learner with good ____________ to learn a second language is likely to learn that language faster.
MOTIVATION
The first language is the ____________ of a person.
MOTHER TONGUE.
is the “theoretical construct in second language acquisition that attempts to explain the emotional variables associated with the success or failure of acquiring a second language”
Affective Filter
is a method of teaching language or vocabulary concepts by using physical movement to react to verbal input.
Total Physical Response (TPR
is based upon the fact that the human brain automatically picks up on language that is all around us when we are born.
Total Physical Response (TPR
This is where a child get their needs fulfilled: food, drink, comforting when in pain, changes of clothes. They might at first just cry; then, words serve this purpose, such as ‘juice!’ as a holophrase meaning ‘give me some juice!’.
Instrumental Function
Language used to influence the behavior of others. Concerned with persuading, commanding, requesting others to do things. E.g. Close the door!
Regulatory Function