In this unit I learn
that we learn our first language
different than we learn a forage language. There are two main important factors
when we learn a language that is the age
and the context and way of
learning. First, the age to acquire the mother tong is in childhood since the
learner is a baby until his/her adolescence. For them is easily to pick up the language because they are
as a sponge and learn it at the same time as their cognitive skills. Also they are motivated by their environment because they have the need to
express and communicate their thoughts. On the other hand the L2 is learning in
school. It could begin when a learner is on primary school until when he/she is
adult and his/her expectations about language is clear. Second, to learn a L1
it is necessary to be exposure and interact with the members of our family
or people who speak the same language as our mother tongue. In contrast, to
pick up L2 it has a lot of practice
and learner is often focus on structures
and individual words in order to avoid making mistake it is not natural.
Eli Hinkel, (2013)Culture
in Second Language Teaching and Learning
Good!
ResponderEliminarYour writing reflect your acknowledgement about the unit. It is very clear and I also learned from this.
I realized the differences between L1 and L2. Bearing in mind the fact that L1 is acquired naturally and L2 is learned as we are adults.
I like the information that you add in the links because they help us to have a better idea how apply the difference between L1 and L2 in a real situation of a EFL classroom, I agree with you about the way how you will apply this elements into the class.
ResponderEliminarSusi your comment about the differences between L1 and L2, is clear and goes straight to the point, since as you mention the factors which influence are the context and age. So in order to succeed in both we need to motivate them and expose them to both languages, although the cognitive skill develop in different time.
ResponderEliminarExcelent !
ResponderEliminarI consider that the factors taht you mentioned in the differences between L1 and L2 , clarify this process , because you are focus in the motivational and cognitive part as the result of learning.