第二语言习得概论-考研复习

★1. SLA (Second language acquisition) is the process by which a language other than the mother tongu

★SLA (Second language acquisition) 1. is the process by which alanguage other than the mother tongue is learnt in anatural setting or in aclassroom. ★2. Acquisition vs. Learning (Krashen1982) Acquisition Learning implicit, subconscious explicit, conscious informal situations formal situations uses grammatical 'feel' uses grammatical rules depends on attitude depends on aptitude stable order of acquisition simple to complex order of learning Acquisition refers to the learning of alanguage unconsciously under natural settings where learners pay attention only to the meanings or contents rather than forms or grammars. Learning refers to the learning of alanguage consciously under educational settings where learners mainly pay attention to forms or grammars. 3. Factors affecting SLA Social factors (external factors) Learner factors (internal factors) Social factors (external factors) Social context Language policy and the attitude of the public sector; Social demand With the trend of globalization of the world economy ,it is widely accepted among educators and national leaders that proficiency in another language is an indispensable quality of educated people Learner factors (internal factors) Motivation Age Learning strategy ，， 4.Behaviorist learning theory Behaviorist learning theory is ageneral theory of learning (i.e. it applies to all kinds of learning, not just language learning). It views learning as the formation of habits. The association of aparticular response with aparticular stimulus constituted ahabit. It is formed when aparticular stimulus became regularly linked with aparticular response. the process of second language acquisition is regarded as a When applied to SLA, process of habit formation.