Introduction: describing and explaining L2 acquisition

1. Introduction: describing and explaining L2 acquisition Chapter 1 Ellis 2003, pp. 3-14 MULYOKO/ 2201410151/ ROMBEL 6

2. What is ‘SLA’ ? SLA stands for Second Language Acquisition The systemic study of how people acquire a second language

3. Another definition of SLA “The way in which people learn a language other than their mother tongue”

4. What are the goals of SLA? There are two goals of SLA: 1. Description of SLA 2. Explanation of SLA - External factors - Internal factors

5. External Factors

6. Internal Factors

7. The goal of SLA then . . .

8. Two case studies A case study is detailed study of a learner’s acquisition of an L2.

9. The two case studies that were both longitudinal: 1. A case study of an adult learner 2. A case study of two child learners

10. What do these case studies show us? Raising a number of important methodological issues Raising issues relating to the description Pointing to some of the problem

11. Methodological issues One issue has to do with what it is that needs to be described.

12. Another issue concerns what it means to say that a leader has ‘acquired’ a feature of the target language.

13. Issues in the description of learner language Both of the case studies set out how to describe how learners’ use of an L2 changes overtime Showing about the nature of their knowledge of the L2

14. Some findings from the case studies Learner make errors of different kinds L2 learners acquire a large number of formulaic chunks

15. Issues in the explanation of L2 acquisition The hypothesis of L2 acquisition is it involves different kinds of learning

16. The systematic nature of L2 acquisition also requires explanation Learner follow a particular development pattern Emphasize the importance of external

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