UNIT 8. PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE DIRECTIONS Flashcards
What does the following description refer to?
is learning a second language after a first language is already established.
Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
What does the following description refer to?
refers to speakers or writers applying knowledge from their native language to a second language.
Language Transfer
What does the following description refer to?
refers to speakers or writers applying knowledge from their native language to a second language.
Language Transfer
What does the following description refer to?
occurs when the grammar structure of both languages ( target and native) is the same, linguistic interference can result in correct language production .
Positive Transfer
What does the following description refer to?
occurs when speakers and writers transfer items and structures that are not the same in both languages
Negative Transfer
What does the following description refer to?
it is an important personality factor in second language acquisition, particularly in view of the cross- cultural factors of second language learning.
Self – esteem
What does the following description refer to?
plays a very significant role in SLA. It consists of effort, desire, and favourable attitudes toward second language speakers and learning the second language , and interest in foreign language in general
Motivation
What does the following description refer to?
Is an element of motivation. In the decision to learn a second / foreign language people may be influenced by their parents, peers, social environment , feeling of ethnic solidarity , etc
Attitude
What does the following description refer to?
should be also considered in SLA process. It refers to abilities of people to learn language easily and quickly .All learners have different levels of aptitudes.
Aptitude
What does the following description refer to?
is another personality factor that affects SLA. It is a significant aspect of successful learning of the second language: learners have to be able or to be willing to try out the new language and take risks of being wrong.
Risk-taking
What does the following description refer to?
is two or more words that often go together.
Collocations
What does the following description refer to?
is the study of second or foreign language learning and teaching.
Critical Applied Linguistics
What does the following description refer to?
is the study of language and linguistics in relation to practical problems, such as lexicography, translation, and speech pathology, etc.
Critical Applied Linguistics
What does the following description refer to?
It refers to the databank of language which has actually occurred, whether written, spoken, or a mixture of the two. It is concerned with the patterns and regularities of language use which can be revealed by systematic analysis of such corpora.
Corpus Linguistics
What does the following description refer to?
Here, applied linguistics abandons its apparently neutral stance and aligns itself more explicitly with political action.
Critical Applied Linguistics
