This document discusses the role of a learner's native language in second language acquisition (SLA). It notes that SLA can be learned more easily with the help of one's native language, especially if done in a scientific way. The document then provides background on SLA, describing it as the process of learning a second language. It also lists several important theoretical approaches that are used to study SLA, such as Chomsky's universal grammar and skill acquisition theory. Finally, it discusses how learners' native language can influence their production and pronunciation in the second language, often resulting in errors as proficiency develops over time.

1. • Topic : What is the role played by the Native Language in SLA?
• Name : Kinjal Patel
• Paper Name: English Language Teaching
• Paper No: 12
• Sem : 3
• Roll No: 14
• Gmail id: patelkinjal.u21@gmail.com
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• Submitted to: Department of English Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University.

2. Introduction
• Native language is a
mother tongue.
• SLA can be learned
easily with the help of
Native Language.
• But if it is learned in
scientific way, it is
said to be the best
Learning.
• Acquisition is the best
way to acquire.

3. SLA or L2 acquisition
• Process by which
people learn a
second language
• Scientific discipline
devoted to studying
that process
• Although teaching
can affect
acquisition

4. Psychology
Cognitive psychology
SLA closely
related to
Education

5. Origin
• Since the 1980s SLA has been studied
from a variety of disciplinary
perspectives and theoretical
perspectives.

6. Some important
approaches in this
field are:
Systemic
functional
linguistics
Socio
cultural
theory
Noam
Chomsky’s
universal
grammar
Skill
acquisition
theory
connectionism

7. Stage of SLA for a native
learner
Fluency
Intermediate
fluency
production
Speech
emergence
preproduction
SLA can be
divided into
five stages

8. Preproduction
• Silent period
• Learner receive
up to 500 words.
• Not creatively
on their own.

9. Production
• Learner speaks
short phase,
memorizes and
makes mistakes.
• 1000 words
vocabulary.

10. Speech emergence
• Speech emergence
• 3000 words
vocabulary
• communicate using
simple phrases and
simple questions
• Make grammatical
errors

11. Intermediate fluency
• 6000 words
vocabulary
• complicated
structures, thoughts
and opinions frequent
• errors in complex
sentences.

12. Fluency
• After
learning of 5
– 10 years
learners can
level the
fluency of
native
speakers.

13. For example
Spanish speakers learning English
may say- “Is raining” rather than “
It is raining”.
My house is in Bhavnagar.
Bhavnagar is in my house.

14. • Learners use
rules from the
second
language
roughly in the
same way that
children over
generalize in
their first
language.

15. For example
• A learner may say “
I goed home”, over
generalizing the
English rule of -ed
to create past
tense verb forms
instead of “I went
home”.

16. Basic theory
• Nativist theory
deals with the
development
processes most
closely associated
with initial language
acquisition.

17. • Native language
growth must pave
the way of Foreign
language growth
• The basic theories
are fundamental
pillars of language
• Its relevance to
education is
undeniable

18. For example
• A child has special
ability
When a child attempts oral language or
imitates the sounds or speech patterns
they are usually praised and given
affection for their efforts.

19. Difficulty in pronunciation
• When the second language
phoneme does not exist in first
language it is difficult for native
to pronounce it.
• For example: instead of ‘ALA’ they
pronounce ‘LA’. ‘ANA’ is also
pronounced as ‘NA’. In Japanese
language they have no ‘Pha” menace
in sound.

20. conclusion
• Language cannot be
translated completely
and hence all second
language learners, till
they are at lower stages
make errors.
• Untill they do not acquire
efficiency they continue
making errors.