Globalization, Foreign Language Acquisition Planning and Classroom Practice: A Case Study of Multinational Group Interaction in a Japanese University English Course

2018 ◽  
pp. 155-172
Author(s):  
Hirokazu Nukuto
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Group Interaction ◽  
Multinational Group ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
Acquisition Planning

scholarly journals Applying the Kintsch-Van Dijk Model to Evaluate Impact on Foreign Language Learning: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Ali Saleh Alghonaim
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Teacher Perception ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Structured Education ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition

Reading comprehension is not an area of much attention in the EFL scene in Saudi Arabia. The reason is simple: In the current teacher perception of foreign language acquisition in the country, vocabulary and grammar are the only two components paid any attention. With the teacher at the center of the learning process, learner centric tasks such as reading are left to the ingenuity of the learners and kept strictly out of the class boundaries. Consequently, learners never acquire reading ability and their little exposure to the foreign language dies as soon as they leave the structured education system. This runs contrary to the very basis of language acquisition as being a life long process. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the possibility of greater learner autonomy by developing and training them in reading techniques that can be used beyond the classroom. The idea was to intervene using the theory of Kintsch-Van Dijk as proposed in their model of reading comprehension. Conducted as a case study with a proficient learner of English, the results indicated that the model can be applied to the advanced learner with much success, giving such learners a potent tool for lifelong language acquisition.

scholarly journals Foreign Language Acquisition at Elementary Level Education in Samarinda

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Mohamad Muklis ◽  
Widya Noviana Noor ◽  
Sherly Yuandari
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Capital City ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
East Kalimantan ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
The Subject

The main objective of this study is to investigate the process of foreign language acquisition of certain kid in Samarinda, as the capital city of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Two months case study have already conducted to capture all phenomenon happened especially towards important factors from several experts which are potentially influenced the process of L2 acquisition i.e. general factors e.g. aptitude, age, intelligence, cognitive, attitude, motivation, and personality (Ellis, 2008), linguistics input including formal and informal environments (Krashen, 1981), and three second language believes i.e. behaviorist, innatist, and interactionist (Lightbown & Spada, 2006). Direct observation to the subject condition and environment was done as well as semi-structured interview to obtain deeper information from the caregiver who has direct interaction with the subject every day. As the result, the findings indicate that a proper stimulus can motivate the subject to learn and acquire the L2 even though stable proportion from both formal and informal environments as linguistics input should be noticed in order for the subject to have better achievement on her L2 acquisition. Other factors influenced the L2 acquisition of the subject is also explained following by its implications and suggestions regarding with this research focus.

Learners’ attitudes to first, second and third languages pronunciation in structuring multilingual identity

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Szyszka
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
Negative Relationships ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThis paper investigates multilingual learners’ attitudes to native (L1 – Ukrainian), second (L2 – Polish) and foreign (L3 – English) languages’ pronunciation, and discusses them from the perspective of structuring multilingual identity. In the study, the choice of the sample has been controlled in terms of the participants’ nationality and the context in which they acquire their second and foreign languages – variables that are interwoven in shaping identities. More specifically, the 40 Ukrainian individuals, taking part in the study, are in the process of a foreign language acquisition, English, embedded in the context of their second language, Polish. The attitudes to L1, L2 and L3 pronunciation of the 40 multilinguals have been measured quantitatively and analysed with the aim of providing more insight into understanding how individuals construe their multilingual identities. Negative relationships were found between those who reported an L1 accent as an important factor involved in the perception of their selves and the desire to sound native-like in L2 – Polish (r = −0.37, p < 0.05), and L3 – English (r = −0.43, p < 0.05). The latter variable, however, correlated positively with having native-like pronunciation as a goal in learning Polish (r = 0.75, p < 0.05) and English (r = 0.89, p < 0.05).

Transforming Ways of Enhancing Foreign Language Acquisition in the Spanish Classroom: Experiential Learning Approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Moreno-López ◽  
Aida Ramos-Sellman ◽  
Citlali Miranda-Aldaco ◽  
Maria Teresa Gomis Quinto
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
Spanish Classroom

scholarly journals Auditory Factors in Foreign Language Acquisition

1965 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph R. Leutenegger ◽  
Theodore H. Mueller ◽  
Irving R. Wershow
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition
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