Language learning involves more than just learning vocabulary and grammar. It involves learning a new culture, way of thinking, and identity. The goal is to develop communicative competence or the ability to use the language. Learners develop their skills through a systematic process of using the language and receiving feedback to eliminate errors over time. Success requires meaningful practice, time, effort, risk-taking, and being intrinsically motivated to learn.

1. Principles of
language learning
Sofía Abdalla and Carmen Aguilar
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2. Language learning it’s important:
• Learning a new language
• Learning a New culture
• A new way of thinking
• A new way of feeling
• A new way of acting

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4. Native Language Effect
• Significant factor
• Asume
Native language Intefering in the second language
And makes your acquisition more difficult.
target language
n.1. The language into which a text written in another lang
uage is to be translated.

5. Communicative Competence
The goal of language acquisition is communicative
competence
• Ability to use language.
• Language Learning process.
• Not as a native Speaker

6. Anticipation of Rewards
Incentive –Encourage -Exite
Human beings are universally driven to
act, or “behave,” by the anticipation of
some sort of reward. Learners are driven
to perform by the promise of positive
reinforcement

7. Language-Culture Connection
Culture, Learning, customs
Learning a language also involves
learning about cultural values and
ways of thinking, feeling or acting.
(Socioaffective Domain)

8. Language Ego
New perspective, 2nd identity
Learning a new language involves
developing a second identity with a
new mode of thinking. This new
identity can be fragile and defensive.

9. Meaningful Learning
Longterm retation, purpose activities
Providing a realistic context to use
language is thought to lead to
better long term retention, as
opposed to rote learning.

10. Interlanguage
Systematic process
During which they need feedback (teacher, peer and self)
to eliminate logic errors and achieve competence
They developed inter-language by the system of rules:
• Rules L1 and L2

11. Automaticity
“Automatic’’: Capability of starting, operating,independently.

12. Self-Confidence
Anxiety- Oral performance
• If students to not change their thoughts about they are NEVER learning they will
fail.
• Teachers should motivate students to make them feel comfortable and
• Show them we are proud of them.

13. Strategic Investment
Success, effort, time, attention
Success in learning is dependent
on the time and effort learners
spend in mastering the language
learning process according to
their ability.

14. Risk-Taking
Vulnerable, challenging, risky
Taking a gamble and experimenting with language
slightly "beyond" what is certain or known promotes
language development and growth.

15. Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from
inside an individual rather than from any external or outside
rewards, such as money or grades.