INSTRUCTION, EDUCATIONAL
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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module one. Understanding, Learning and Teaching SL Lesson one. Acquiring a second language at any point is a gradual process. Some speculate that you are not actually learning a new language, rather relearning it. Linguists theorized that people learn second languages much the same way that Children learn their native language by speaking and hearing it in natural conversations. In six distinct stages. Thes stages, although varying slightly from scholar to scholar, remain a widely accepted model for teaching English as a second language number one pre production. This is also called the silent period when the student takes in the new language but does not speak it, such as music and a read aloud this period often last six weeks or longer, depending on the individual, some students may speak very little or not at all. During this stage Number two early production, the individual begins to speak using short words and sentences. There is little comprehension as the emphasis is still on absorbing the new language. There will be many errors in the early production stage, as it's primarily keywords and familiar phrases with present tense verbs. Number three speech emergence speech becomes more frequent words and sentences air longer, but the individual still relies heavily on context clues and familiar topics. Vocabulary continues to increase and errors begin to decrease, especially in common or repeated interactions. Number four. Beginning fluency. Good comprehension with simple sentences. New context and provide challenges. Difficulties expressing themselves or understanding jokes due to gaps in vocabulary and appropriate phrases. Number five. Intermediate fluency, excellent comprehension and near fluency and communicating even in new and social situations. Gaps still exist in vocabulary, knowledge and some unknown expressions. Few grammatical errors, and the individual is able to demonstrate thinking skills in the second language, such as offering an opinion. Number six advanced fluency near native level of speech. Comfortable communicating, although possibly of accent and errors still exist. The student communicates fluently in all contexts and is essentially fluent. The general consensus is that it takes between 5 to 7 years for an individual to achieve fluency. This generally applies to individuals who have strong first language and literacy skills