of theories of second-language acquisition (SLA) is to shed light on how people who already know one language learn a second language. The field of second-language...

Second-language acquisition (SLA), sometimes called second-language learning—otherwise referred to as L2 (language 2) acquisition, is the process of learning...

Skill-based theories of second-language acquisition are theories of second-language acquisition based on models of skill acquisition in cognitive psychology...

subject since then. No comprehensive list of strategies has been agreed on by researchers in second-language acquisition, but some commonly used strategies have...

ability to be aware of language, to understand it, and to produce and use words and sentences to communicate. Language acquisition involves structures...

hypothesis, also known as the monitor model, is a group of five hypotheses of second-language acquisition developed by the linguist Stephen Krashen in the 1970s...

The generative approach to second language (L2) acquisition (SLA) is a cognitive based theory of SLA that applies theoretical insights developed from...

theories, on the other hand, hypothesize that cognitive mechanisms, responsible for much of human learning, process language. Other dominant theories...

The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a claim from language acquisition research proposed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s. The LAD concept is a purported...

in second-language acquisition is the study of why some people learn a second language better than others. Unlike children who acquire a language, adults...

both languages in the acquisition of a simultaneous bilingual. It may also occur from a mature speaker's first language (L1) to a second language (L2)...

to language learning, ICALL utilizes linguistic theory and theories of second-language acquisition in its pedagogy. ICALL developed from the field of Computer...

dynamic systems theory in the field of linguistics is a perspective and approach to the study of second, third and additional language acquisition. The general...

Gestures in language acquisition are a form of non-verbal communication involving movements of the hands, arms, and/or other parts of the body. Children...

the interaction hypothesis is a theory of second-language acquisition which states that the development of language proficiency is promoted by face-to-face...

second-language acquisition, the acculturation model is a theory proposed by John Schumann to describe the acquisition process of a second language (L2)...

noticing hypothesis is a theory within second-language acquisition that a learner cannot continue advancing their language abilities or grasp linguistic...

of and topical guide to second-language acquisition: Second-language acquisition – process by which people learn a second language. Second-language acquisition...

Processing is a theory in second language acquisition that focuses on how learners process linguistic data in spoken or written language. The theory comprises...

viewpoint. The study of learners' errors has been the main area of investigation by linguists in the history of second-language acquisition research. In prescriptivist...

York: Penguin Group. p. 231. Butler LG (1947). "Language Acquisition of Young Children: Major Theories and Sequences". Elementary English. 51 (8): 1120–1123...

when two languages interact. However, the meaning of these terms is reasonably well-defined only in second language acquisition or language replacement...

Second-language acquisition classroom research is an area of research in second-language acquisition concerned with how people learn languages in educational...

a theory of second language acquisition Interaction (statistics), when three or more variables influence each other Interactions of actors theory, created...

Processability theory is a theory of second language acquisition developed by Manfred Pienemann. (Pienemann 1998) The theory has been used as a framework...

Below are some notable researchers in language acquisition listed by intellectual orientation and research topic....

been observed in second-language acquisition where the learner does not yet produce but is actively processing the L2 (second language). This silent period...

in the area of second-language acquisition was developed. It is connected cross-sectionally throughout different research areas. Language attrition, in...

Statistical language acquisition, a branch of developmental psycholinguistics, studies the process by which humans develop the ability to perceive, produce...

the teaching and acquisition of second and/or foreign languages in a classroom context. Her theories of second language acquisition earned her the SPEAQ...