SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION




Jesus Guerrero Perez
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    Second language acquisition researches and
    focuses on the developing knowledge and
    use of a language by children and adults who
    already know at least one other language.
 Theories of learning


 Linguistic perspectives Universal Grammar
  Monitor Theory
 Universal Grammar Originated with
  Chomsky’s (1968) view on first language.
  According to Chomsky every human being is
  biologically endowed with a language faculty,
  the language acquisition device, which is
  responsible for the initial state of language
  development.

Second language acquisition

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Second language acquisition researches and focuses on the developing knowledge and use of a language by children and adults who already know at least one other language.
  • 3.
     Theories oflearning  Linguistic perspectives Universal Grammar Monitor Theory
  • 4.
     Universal GrammarOriginated with Chomsky’s (1968) view on first language. According to Chomsky every human being is biologically endowed with a language faculty, the language acquisition device, which is responsible for the initial state of language development.