Name that Researcher!
Name that Theory!
SLA Buzzwords
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Class Projects
100

This researcher is obsessed with INPUT!

Krashen

100

This theory includes input, output, negotiation of meaning, feedback, and repair.

Interactionist Approach

100

This term refers to language that is actually produced (spoken or written).

Output

100

What was my dissertation research project about? BE SPECIFIC!

Pragmatics in study abroad among beginning L2 Spanish learners.

100

Name one component of a good research question.

Is it measurable? Is it realistic? Is it clear, concise, and well-focused? Are key concepts articulated accurately? Is it original and thoughtful?

200

For this researcher, if you don't NOTICE something, you won't learn it.

Schmidt

200

According to this theory, humans have an innate ability to acquire a language by setting principles and parameters.

Universal Grammar

200

This is the process in which an expert helps a novice in order to carry out a task until they internalize the knowledge on their own.

Scaffolding

200

What color are my eyes?

Green AND brown!

200

Name a type of method to collect qualitative data in SLA.

Survey, interview, ethnography, case study, observation, etc.

300

This researcher believes we have a language acquisition device in our heads.

Chomsky

300
According to this theory, our learning is mediated by physical and symbolic tools through scaffolding.

Sociocultural Approach.

300

This term refers to your own awareness of the language and its rules.

Metalinguistic knowledge.

300

What two types of memory storage did we study?

Declarative and procedural

300

Molly, Liv, and Pada's project examined TCs' preparedness to teach what population of students?

Heritage language learners 

400

This researcher thinks INTERACTION is necessary for SLA.

Long

400

According to this theory, SLA is a matter of response to a stimulus and conditioning.

Behaviorism

400

This is the term that represents the learner's developing system and their unique characteristics in the learning process.

Interlanguage

400

What was the name of the girl who was deprived from human interaction until her early teens?

Genie

400

What did Ila, Emily, and Katelynn's study show about UWL language teachers' perceptions about Google Translate? 

Machine translators have both a positive and negative impact on students' learning
500

This group of 16 researchers stated that we need a TRANSDISCIPLINARY framework for SLA research.

The Douglas Fir Group

500

This approach explains why some people say "soda" and others say "pop."

Sociolinguistic Approach

500

This is the most common type of corrective feedback, yet least effective.

Recast

500

What are the 3 levels of context that we read about in the transdisciplinary framework article? (Recall the activity we did in class!)

Macro, meso, micro
500

What is a major contribution from one of the research projects about motivation? BE SPECIFIC!

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