Second-Language Acquisition Through Subject-Matter Learning: A Study of Sheltered Psychology Classes at the University of Ottawa

This study is an examination of the role and impact of culture and culture literacy on second language acquisition. It will adopt the qualitative approach, using multiple case study design, interviews and observation, to generate somehow rich descriptions of the role of culture on second language acquisition. The study used a sample of the international students studying Arabic at the Language Center at The University of Jordan. Multiple methods of data collection over a period of four months were used. The researcher collected data through in-depth interviews and nonparticipant observations. The purpose of this study is to examine to which extent culture, with all its elements and components, helps learners of Arabic boost their language and linguistic skills. Living an Arabic culture (the Jordanian culture as an example), enriches learners’ language skills and accelerates their progress due to the direct interaction with the people and their native culture. This will enable them to interact, using the language they acquire, in complex cultural situations raising their self-confidence and encouraging them to use the language more effectively gaining new ways of thinking and widening their linguistic and cultural competence.

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Research in the Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Language Teaching ◽

10.1017/s0261444811000334 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 542-548 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter I. De Costa ◽

Carolina Bernales ◽

Margaret Merrill

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Second Language Acquisition ◽

Language Acquisition ◽

Foreign Language ◽

Doctoral Program ◽

Third Language ◽

University Of Wisconsin ◽

Foreign Language Policy ◽

The University ◽

L2 Vocabulary

Faculty and graduate students in the Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison engage in a broad spectrum of research. From Professor Sally Magnan's research on study abroad and Professor Monika Chavez's work in foreign language policy through Professor Richard Young's examination of language-in-interaction, Professor Jane Zuengler's investigation of language socialization, Professor Diana Frantzen's research in second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition and linguistic analysis of literature, to Professor Catherine Stafford's investigation of processes involved in Spanish-English bilinguals’ acquisition of a third language (L3), our research interests encompass much of the SLA field.

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Exploring identity in SLA: A dialogue about methodologies

Language Teaching ◽

10.1017/s0261444811000322 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 540-542

Author(s):

Betsy Tremmel ◽

Peter I. De Costa

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Second Language Acquisition ◽

Language Acquisition ◽

Graduate Student ◽

Panel Discussion ◽

University Of Wisconsin ◽

The University

A panel discussion presented at the Second Language Acquisition Graduate Student Symposium on 17 April 2010 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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YOUTUBE AS A MEDIUM FOR INDONESIAN TODDLERS’ SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (AN ANALYSIS THROUGH CHILDREN SONGS)

HUMANIKA ◽

10.14710/humanika.v27i2.33793 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 147-154

Author(s):

Yashinta Farahsani ◽

Ika Puspita Rini ◽

Patria Handung Jaya

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Second Language Acquisition ◽

Language Acquisition ◽

Mother Tongue ◽

Peak Time ◽

Simple Sentence ◽

School Students ◽

Interview Method ◽

The Media ◽

The University

Language acquisition for children is started when they produce words on their own. Children’s language normally develop in line with their age. Usually they can produce sentence and speak their mother tongue language fluently at the age of three. In the same time, children are able to acquire other language which is called second language acquisition (SLA). In Indonesia, English has become second language that has become the main subject at school, from the elementary level to the university level. Toddlers are children at the range of age between 2-3 years. This is the peak time to acquire language, and at this age, children are able to create phrase or simple sentence. Since the technology has developed very rapidly, children also can get more facilities to learn language. One of the media to learn language is YouTube. Using interview method, the writers did interview to 21 respondents as the parents of pre-school students. There were four questions to answer and the answers were described based on the respondents’ opinion. The research results that children can start to learn English through YouTube by watching English songs. Their attraction in watching is followed by imitating the word, the way the characters sing, and also the manner. Parents become guide to improve the children’s process of English learning after they watched YouTube.

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