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 by which...

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

Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language. In other words, it is how human beings gain...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

occur across both languages in the acquisition of a simultaneous bilingual, from a mature speaker's first language (L1) to a second language (L2) they are...

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

focussed on a specific theory of language, while others disseminate a variety of views. Like in other human and social sciences, theories in linguistics can...

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

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

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

relevant theories about language development include Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which considers the development of language as a continuation...

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

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

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

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...

hypothesis concerning second language acquisition set forth in a study by Cummins (1976), which stated that a minimum threshold in language proficiency must...

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

the fields of second-language acquisition and bilingual education, and Tracy D. Terrell, an education theorist, is intended to give language learners the...

in second language acquisition that describes the various possible theoretical relationships between implicit and explicit knowledge in the mind of a second...

1930s that proposed that all human languages are descendants of one proto-Turkic primal language. The theory's promotion of Turks as a progenitor race led...