1. What is the difference between LEARNING a language and ACQUIRING a language?
2. Think About It =) How effective is the Chamorro program in the school system? 2. How effective was it for you? 3. How effective do you think it is now?
3. "Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules, and does not require tedious drill“ "Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding“ -Stephen Krashen
4. Now you should have a vague idea of the difference between language acquisition and language learning.
7. Hallmark TheoryThe Natural Order Theory Adults should acquire a second language just as children do. Picking Up a language VS Studying a language.
8. Krashen’s 5 Hypotheses 4. Input Hypothesis-unconscious learning, practice and immersion best. 5.Affective Filter Hypothesis- a mental block caused by “affective factors” which prevent input from reaching the language acquisition device. The Natural Order Hypothesis- we acquire the rules of language in a predictable order. Acquisition/Learning Hypothesis- using both our subconscious and conscious knowledge of language. Monitor Hypothesis- conscious learning, formal instruction best.
