Second Language Acquisition Theories
Explain the main advantage of language learning at an early age.
The possibility of acquiring the phonological code, pronunciation, and syntax.
What kind of motivation is better to enhance language learning?
In general, intrinsic motivation is better. Other ideas might be right.
The main approach considered a foundation of the CEFR.
Action-Oriented Approach
It's important to have a large sample of learners.
False
Identify the location of your occipital lobe.
If they point to the back of the head, they are right.
Explain an advantage of language learning in adulthood.
Personal or professional goals, world knowledge, learning skills, literacy, etc.
Explain one affective variable that hinders language learning.
Anxiety, attitude towards the culture or language, fear of making mistakes, introvert personality, etc.
According to the CEFR, do learners show the same proficiency across all the competences?
No. It depends on their L1 skills, context, goals, motivations, etc.
We must include the full names of the subjects for our case study to be reliable.
False
What is the function of Broca's area?
It serves to produce articulate speech.
Define the concept of interlanguage.
An intermediate linguistic system developed by an individual that shares elements from their L1 and L2.
Is metacognition a positive or negative factor for language learning?
Positive. It fosters self-regulation and autonomous learning.
Give an example of the mediation of texts.
Relaying information, explaining data, processing a text, translation, note-taking, critical or personal response.
It's necessary to describe the specific materials and procedures of the activity conducted to collect information.
True
The learners working in teams to correct each other is an activity that follows this theory.
Constructivist Theory
Give a specific strategy to arrest fossilization.
Shadowing, "Focus on forms" tasks, a "Fossil Journal," advanced input, contrastive analysis, etc.
Does literacy have an age limit for learning?
No. It generates the same brain changes regardless of the learner's age.
According to the CEFR, collaboration to construct meaning is an example of...
Mediating Concepts
Say a phrase in an L3.
Fantastic!
Define three kinds of memory.
Sensory, short-term, long-term, implicit, explicit, declarative, procedural, episodic, semantic.
What is balanced bilingualism?
Using two languages with a similar proficiency level.
Explain the difference between intelligibility and comprehensibility.
Intelligibility is the ability to recognize individual words and sounds (the acoustic signal). Comprehensibility refers to understanding the overall meaning and intent behind the message, which requires mental effort and contextual clues.
Fostering a clear understanding to manage delicate situations is an example of...
Mediating Communication
In APA format, we include ONLY references that are quoted or explicitly mentioned.
True
Which culture was the first to catalog the effects of specific damage to the brain?
The Egyptians