This document discusses theories of second language acquisition and learning. It addresses several key topics: 1) There is debate around how language is learned, and many theories exist but none are fully accepted. Factors like personality, age, cognition, motivation, experiences, culture, and instruction all influence acquisition. 2) Learning a second language involves both conscious learning and subconscious acquisition. Very little acquisition occurs without real-world practice and motivation. 3) Theories discussed include Piaget's stages of child development and knowledge acquisition, and Chomsky's theory of universal grammar and the importance of quality language experiences for children's acquisition.

1. The Nature of the Second Language acquisition and
Learning
Roll No:03 Semester-3 Year-2014-15
Bharat Bhammar
Paper-12 (ELT)
Submitted to: Department of English
S.B Gardi Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University

2. The Nature of SLA and Learning
 The term acquisition was originally used to emphasize the sub-conscious
nature of the learning and acquisition has become
largely synonyms. There has been much debate about exactly
how language is learned, and many issues are still unresolved.
There are many theories of SLA but name are fully accepted by
all SLA researchers.

3. Personality
Age
External
factors
Cognition
Motivation Experiences
Curriculum
Instruction
Culture
and Status

4. Learning and language acquisition
 it has six observations
1) Very little acquisition takes place most of the time
learning occurs that two not is in real sense. Because
of the lack of atmosphere very little acquisition
except in English medium schools or convent school
and metro cities-because lack of motivation, lack of
practice.
2) Background of language 1 is helpful in learning
language L2.

5. 3) Sometimes habits or incomplete knowledge of language L1
it creates clashes while learning language L2 because very
often students do not have enough knowledge of language L1.
4) When language L2 is learnt in Indian context grammar is
much more emphasized.

6. 5) Learning of language L2 has become mechanical artificial
and boring.
6) Natural order of four basic skills of language learning is not
maintained perhaps that is why learning of language L2
becomes strainers.

7. Language acquisition in children
 Swiss Psychologist-Jean Piaget was psychologist rather than
Theorist. He studied the nature of the children of different ages
after that he provided a tenable idea in regard to the nature of
learning process.
 According to Piaget the term 'genetic epistemology‘ means
 'Genetic' - Development
 'epistemology‘-A theory of knowledge acquisition.

8.  Piaget's genetic epistemology is devoted to a study of the
development stage of children as they relate to their acquisition
of knowledge. Piaget studies were biologically oriented and he
gives prominence to psychological factory the gives secondary
place to culture factors in explanation of human behaviour

9. Theory of Noam Chomsky
 Noam Chomsky is famous in language pedagogy. His theory is
related with transformational generative grammar. He also deals
with language acquisition in children. He takes about structure
of universal language in that structure. Besides when we think
about language acquisition in children.
 We should think about quality of experiences. Language
acquisition in children takes place they get motivation, feedback
all these two affects language acquisition.

10. Listening
Four basic
skills of
Language
Writing
Reading
Speaking