True or false? There are some second language acquisition theories that claim that L2 acquisition can happen with no input.
False!
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Complete: Language learning is a p_________, and i_____ is essential to it.
process / input.
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What did the behaviouristic model claim?
It claimed that the environment was responsible for human behaviour.
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What's interlanguage? Who came up with this term?
Selinker (1972) described the system of learner language as Interlanguage, capturing the relationship of learner language to BOTH the L1 and the L2.
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In your own words, what is sociolinguistic variation?
Sociolinguistic variation refers to the choices a speaker makes when selecting the forms necessary to convey a message that is appropriate in a given context.
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How did learning happen according to the behaviouristic model?
It happened as children responded to stimuli in the environment. Habits were formed when children responded appropriately to such stimuli.
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What is the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis?
It's a theory that claims that linguists can predict difficulties for second language learners through a comparison of L1 and L2
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Complete: The ability to live in a second language rests on the acquisition of ______.
Sociolinguistic competence
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According to Canala and Swain (1980) communicative competence is made up of three abilities. Can you name them?
Grammatical competence, sociolinguistic competence and strategic competence.
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True or false? A lack of understanding of sociolinguistic variation won't influence language production.
False! It might influence it and it can even have terrible consequences!
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Complete: The greatest challenge to the second language learner when they face sociolinguistic variation is...
...comprehension.
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True or false? It is usually agreed that learner grammars are well described as approximative systems that change as new aspects of the TL are acquired.