The study of the formation of words; smallest unit that carries meaning; example-cat is a single morpheme-cats has two morphemes
What is Morphology
A person’s life where biologically they can acquire language more easily and after this “period” acquiring language becomes more difficult.
what is Critical Period
General characteristics of intellectual functioning that pertain to you as an individual, and that differentiate you from someone else
what is Learning style
The ideas, customs, skills, arts, and that characterize a given group of people in a given period of time
what is Culture
Most popular in America
what is English
All humans follow a standard sequence of learning when acquiring a language
As we mature the brain becomes lateralized to one hemisphere or the other
what is Lateralization
Self-Esteem relating to particular tasks within specific situations such as writing, reading, or playing an instrument
what is Task
The argument that one’s language is not merely a reproducing instrument for voicing ideas but rather is itself the shaper of ideas, the program and guide for the individual’s mental activity
what is Whorfian Hypothesis (cultural relativism)
2nd most popular in America
what is Spanish
Basic organization and system for delivering the course
what is Method
Learning is achieved when the student can relate to the material in a meaningful way
what is Ausubel's Meaningful Learning Theory
Can affect language learning by making a student more anxious or afraid of failure or risk taking
what is Inhibitions
Distinguish a mistake from an error: the study of learners’ ill-formed production (spoken or written) in an effort to discover systematicity
what is Error Analysis
Most popular in Europe
what is Russian
Taking the learned skill home to complete the assignment and practice the skill on their own
what is Beyond
Zone of proximal development; how we need to be careful to watch and help the student to move from where they are to what they could do with the help from their classmates
what is Vygotsky
A person’s self-identity develops as she or he is learning the first language, that some aspects of language, especially pronunciation, may be closely linked to one’s ego, and that this may hinder some aspects of second or foreign language learning
what is Language Ego
Language skills are skills required for communication in social interactions. This includes language that is necessary to socially interact with others on a daily basis
what is BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills)
2nd most popular in Europe
what is German
Describes utterances or sentences as they are actually spoken or written
what is Surface Structure
Focuses on understanding the message in the foreign language and having little importance on error correction and on conscious learning of grammar rules. This emphasizes on the usage of a wide vocabulary base over learning grammatical structures.
what is The Natural Approach
"putting yourself into someone else’s shoes”. Reaching beyond the self to understand what another is thinking or feeling. It has been stated that people who are more empathic are more likely to connect and learn a new language
what is Empathy
Collectivist cultures focus on the group; the individuals view themselves as a group and may consider the needs of the group first.
what is Collectivist Societies
Most popular in the world
what is Mandarin