Theories and The Role L1 in SLA

1. Rani Janiarti 13202241037
Lizzani Kurnia Pratiwi 13202241039
Lilis Esti Ariyani 13202241040

2. Theories
The Principle ofTheories
The Role of L1 in SLA

3. Behaviorism
Cognitivism
Socio-cultural

4.  Principle
“Infants learn oral language from other human
role models through a process involving
imitation, rewards, and practice. Human role
models in an infant’s environment provide the
stimuli and rewards.”

5. The Important Features of Behaviorism theory:
 Behaviorism theory dwells on spoken language.
 Behaviorism theory is the habit formation
theory of language teaching and learning,
reminding us the learning of structural grammar.
 The stimulus-response chain is a pure case
conditioning.

6. Positive transfer
Negative transfer

7.  The major factor of interference as the speaker
is influenced by both of the source and the
target language is bilingualism.
 Example :
Students with Bahasa as their mother tongue,
tend to transfer the knowledge when speaking in
English.

8. Indonesian Structure Student’s Job The Correction
Saya ingin berkonsultasi
dengan anda.
I want consultation with
you.
I want to consult with
you.
Ada dua grup yang
hanya diam.
There are two groups
which are just silence .
There are two groups
which keep silent .
Mengandung vitamin Pregnant vitamin. Contains vitamin.
Pengkajian perbaikan
kemampuan mahasiswa.
Analyze of the students
improvement.
Analysis of the students’
improvement.
Aspek penting yang
harus ditingkatkan.
Important aspect which
should be increased .
Important aspect which
should be developed.

9.  The cognitive theory underlies the comprehension and
production that develop in the mind of the learner.
 The important features of cognitive theory:
o Knowing rather than responding is important.
o Knowledge is organized and integrated into mental
structures.
o Learner is seen as the one who acts, constructs or plans
rather than simply receiving stimulus and giving response.

10.  L1 translation is the most effective ways of
conveying meaning of unknown word.
 The dictionary use particularly the
bilingualised dictionary.

11.  A theory about the development of human cognitive and higher
mental function.
 Basically, this theory related to culture which has 2 meanings:
o Broad sense
o Narrow sense
 Culture is divided into two types :
o Local/home
o Target

12. Mediation
Regulation
Internalization
ZPD
Verbal thought
Activity theory

13.  The notion that learning occurs effectively
when students interact with one another in
foreign language classrooms, yet socio-
cultural should not be viewed as a theory just
for learners.