Schumann & Krashen
Focuses on external
Schumann's Acculturation Theory
Does the general public of the United States support the use of multiple languages?
No.
English is one of the most powerful languages in the world. True or False?
True
Focuses on internal, psychological process that results in acquisition.
Krashen's Theory
______ expresses identity?
Language
In many other countries, including India and South Africa, ______ co-exists with other languages and has remained the official language or one of the official languages of the country.
English
The comprehensible input hypothesis accounts for...?
Second Language Acquisition.
_______ happens to both indigenous and immigrant language groups.
Language Shift
How many first language speakers does English have worldwide?
Around 375 million
Krashen argues that acquisition occurs when learners receive...?
Comprehensible input/messages that they understand
When certain groups begin to shift to using the dominant language around them, what can happen next?
Language Death
What percentage of information on the internet is stored in English?
80%
Who claims that "certain conditions are necessary for certain outcomes"?
Van Lier
Who "speaks passionately about this phenomenon and claims that education that excludes students' mother tongues violates their right to education..."?
Skutnabb-Kangas (2008)
a kind of power that those who do not speak the language well do not have.
Linguistic Capital