Principles of

language learning
Sofa Abdalla and Carmen Aguilar
Key #1
Key #2

Language learning its important:

Learning

a new language
Learning a New culture
A new way of thinking
A new way of feeling
A new way of acting

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Native Language Effect

Significant factor

Asume

Native language Intefering in the second language

And makes your acquisition more difficult.

target language
n.1. Thelanguageintowhichatextwritteninanotherlang
uageistobetranslated.

Communicative Competence
The goal of language acquisition is communicative
competence

Ability to use language.

Language Learning process.

Not as a native Speaker

Anticipation of Rewards
Incentive Encourage -Exite

Human beings are universally driven to

act, or behave, by the anticipation of
some sort of reward. Learners are driven
to perform by the promise of positive
reinforcement

Language-Culture Connection
Culture, Learning, customs

Learning a language also involves

learning about cultural values and
ways of thinking, feeling or acting.
(Socioaffective Domain)

Language Ego
New perspective, 2nd identity

Learning a new language involves

developing a second identity with a
new mode of thinking. This new
identity can be fragile and defensive.

Meaningful Learning
Longterm retation, purpose activities

Providing a realistic context to use

language is thought to lead to better
long term retention, as opposed to
rote learning.

Interlanguage
Systematic process
During which they need feedback (teacher, peer and self)
to eliminate logic errors and achieve competence
They developed inter-language by the system of rules:
Rules L1 and L2

Automaticity

Automatic:Capabilityofstarting,operating,independently.

Self-Confidence
Anxiety- Oral performance

If students to not change their thoughts about they are NEVER learning they will fail.

Teachers should motivate students to make them feel comfortable and

Show them we are proud of them.

Strategic Investment
Success, effort, time, attention

Success in learning is dependent on

the time and effort learners spend
in mastering the language learning
process according to their ability.

Risk-Taking
Vulnerable, challenging, risky

Taking a gamble and experimenting with language

slightly "beyond" what is certain or known
promotes language development and growth.

Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from
inside an individual rather than from any external or outside
rewards, such as money or grades.