ACADEMIC ENGLISH COURSE

‘’LEARNING AND ACQUISITION’’ GÖZDE BOYACIOĞLU

ADVISOR:TUĞBA BOZKURT

QUESTIONS

• What is the learning?• What is the acquisition?

Learning

Learning is permanent changes occurring in behaviors as a consequence of experiences, education and instruction.

Acquisition

.Acquisition is obtaining or acquiring something.

Differences Between First and Second Language

Acquisition/Learning1st Language 2nd LanguageAlways acquired Always learnedcontinual input/interaction

sporadic interaction

no emotional barrier may be emotional barrier

no explicit methodology

focus on method

motivation to comprehend

may be less motivation

no "inter-language" reliance on "inter-language"

STEPHEN KRASHEN

Stephen Krashen is professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, who moved from the linguistics department to the faculty of the School of Education in 1994. He is a linguist, educational researcher, and activist.

According to Krashen, people can acquire second language. So, he developed a theory.

Krashen's Theory• The Acquisition-Learning

Hypothesis• The Monitor Hypothesis• The Natural Order Hypothesis• The Input Hypothesis• The Affective Filter Hypothesis

Krashen’s Acquisition andLearning Hypothesis

Acquisition Learning. Gradual development of ability

.Applies to a conscious process of accumulation of knowledge

.It happens naturally in communicative situations

.Vocabulary,grammar,rules are presented and learned in controlled environments

.It happens through interaction with the ones who speak the language natively, where the language is spoken

.Schools, language schools, immersion programs

.Focus on meaning and communication not on grammatical forms

.Activities and methods are designed to allow this conscious process to occur

For example, we learnt English at prep school last year. If we talk with people or write something or reading some articles, after a while we will have acquired English like our first(native) language.

Acquisition and learning are different things. You can learn something but you may not acquire it. If you apply on your lives that you learn things, you will have acquired it.

What is the learning?

• A) permanent changes occurring in behaviors as a consequence of experiences, education and instruction

• B)to acquire something.• C)listening music

According to Krashen,

• A)Just smart people can acquire the second language.

• B)People just can learn the second language, cannot acquire it.

• C)People can acquire the second language.

How can people acquire the second language?

• A) with listening and talking• B) with listening and reading• C) with listening,

understanding, talking, writing and reading

Babies obtain a lot of things.

• True• False

Learning occurs with natural events.

• True• False

• Communicative: of or pertaining to communication(iletişimsel)

• Achieve : to bring to a successful end (başarmak)• Sporadic: appearing or happening at irregular intervals

in time(ara sıra, ara sıra olan)• Comprehend: to understand the nature or meaning of

(anlamak )• Conscious: aware of one's own existence, sensations,

thoughts, surroundings, etc. ( bilinçli )

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