This document discusses second language acquisition. It defines second language acquisition as learning languages in addition to one's native language. Some key points made include: children can learn a second language faster than adults; learning a second language has benefits like improving other skills and opening job opportunities; and technology plays an important role in 21st century language education, such as using Skype for virtual conversations in the target language.

1. Second Language Acquisition
By : Kristin Earley
Rebekah Hale
Sarah Collins
Samanda F. F de Adams

2. What is Second Language Acquisition?
 Second language acquisition (SLA) is
the process of learning other languages
in addition to the native language.
 For example, a child who speaks
Portuguese as the mother tongue starts
learning English when he starts going
to school or is exposed to this new
language; thus, English is learned by
the process of second language
acquisition.
 In fact, a young child can learn a
second language faster than an adult
can learn the same language but this
does not mean that as adults we cannot
learn a second language, just this will
take lots of practice.
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3. Importance of Second Language Acquisition
 Respect for other ethnic groups
 Teaches
understanding, tolerance, and
patience
 Improves abilities in
mathematics, writing, & reading
 New ways to see the world
 To understand the background of
their students
 Opens job opportunities
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4. Application to 21st Century Education
 The world is changing faster that we
can imagine. Thus, as educators, in
today’s world, we need to provide
clear examples of learning in the
classroom.
 We need to have assignments that
actually allow the learner to see their
progress – bringing chips and salsa is
not the way to teach Spanish.
 We need to actually get them
involved.
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In the Jonatan Academy it's not teachers, but
children who create educational movies

5. Application to 21st Century Education
Cont.
How to do that?
 Let our students demonstrate their skills creating their own electronic portfolio.
Students made videos, student blogs, Wikis and podcasts, etc. All of it is in.
Thus, using technology will be to demonstrate students' learning in order to
show how they themselves reflect upon the impact language learning has had
on them. And they can share their projects with others through technology
showing their work using this to create their own projects.
 There are technologies that facilitate student learning. These technologies may
be synchronous (done in real time), such as Skype, Moodle or virtual live
classes.
 Mobile technology for learning . It’s called ―MALL‖ (mobile assisted language
learning) and it is quickly gaining as much buzz today as ―CALL‖ (computer-
assisted language learning) created in the 1980s and 90s (Chinnery, 2006;
Collins, 2005; Kukulska-Hulme & Shield, 2007, 2008).
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6. Example of its Application
 We can organize a weekly meeting where
our students can interact with other students
from around the world using Skype. For
this example we will have a Skype
conversation with students from Quito
Ecuador that has the same age of our
students and speak Spanish .
 First of all, we assign our students to write
about a specific topic in Spanish. They
could write about their city where they
live, food, tourist attractions, holidays, etc.
Then, we can check their writing
assignment and ask for revision and
practice at home; thus when the meet the
students by Skype they can talk about the
topic with the Ecuadorians students
speaking, of course, Spanish.

7. Role of Technology
 Language learners become more
engaged in computer-mediated contact
with others.
For example, in chat rooms where writing
becomes speaking—tend to produce more
language than in face-to-face discussions.
 In addition, participation appears to be
equalized across learner populations;
that is, the discussion is not dominated
by a small number of students, as
often occurs in the regular classroom.
This may be due to the reduction of social
context clues and nonverbal clues that tend
to inhibit participation.
 There is also a greater ratio of student
talk to teacher talk.
Source: CAL.org:digest
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8. Role of Technology Cont.
 Language learners report a positive attitude toward computer use
overall when engaged in language learning tasks.
 Use of email for interaction, for example, appears to reduce anxiety
and increase motivation. Indeed, nearly all studies in the literature
reviews report positive student attitudes as defined by lower anxiety
levels, higher interest, and greater student participation.
 In particular, learners express a preference for tasks that promote
social interaction between and among native speakers and nonnative
speakers.

9. Work Cited
 Eaton, S.E. (2010). Global Trends in Language Learning in the Twenty-first Century.
Calgary: Onate Press.
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0311leloup.html
 Leloup, Jean W., Ponteiro, Robert. Cortland, Sunny.(2003.) Second Language
Acquisition and Technology: A Review of the Research: Center for Applying linguistic
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0311leloup.html
 Singhal, Vandana.(2012). Defining Second Language Acquisition. Bright Hub
Education.
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/language-learning-tips/70729-defining-second-
language-acquisition/
 Second Language Acquisition. (1997-2013).American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/second/

10. Work Cited
Pictures:
 Bicultural Mama.
http://www.biculturalmama.com/2012/02/learning-second-language-why-its-
easier.html
 Hi-Language School.
http://www.hi-language.com/content/classroom-management-first-technology-second
 Microsoft Partners in Learning.
http://www.pil-network.com/Resources/LearningActivities/Details/23e85f7d-5397-
45e1-b09a-83a4e81bc465
 Rachel’s Ratings. http://rachelsrantings.com/?p=2777