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First Language Acquisition Saville-Troike, M. (2005). Introducing second language acquisition. New York: Cambridge UP. 10-0918

First not Foreign What is your FL? How did you learn your FL?

How did you learn your L1? Procedure Babbling One word stage Two word stage Phrases Sentences

How do theorists say about L1? Behaviorists (Skinner, 1957) Tabula rasa Stimuli: linguistic responses Conditioning (classical vs. operant) Reinforcement Language learning = The production of correct responses to stimuli Adv vs. Disadv?

Adv vs. Disadv of Behavior Approach Advantage: Observable, empirical, descriptive Disadvantage: Not linear. What about imitation, creativity, & interaction?

How do theorists say about L1? Nativists (Chomsky, 1965) Innate predispositions (LAD/UG) (p. 28-29) Systematic, rule-governed acquisition Creative construction “Pivot” 樞紐 grammar Parallel distributed processing/ Connectionism Language is generative through LAD Adv vs. Disadv?

Adv vs. Disadv of Nativist Approach Advantage: Explanatory, especially unobservable language development Construct common phenomena among languages Disadvantage: no explanation on function of meaning constructed from social interaction

How do theorists say about L1? Functionalists (Bloom, 1971; Piaget) Constructivist Social interaction Cognition and language Functions of language Discourse: looking for cues

Which approach do you believe most and least? Behaviorist Approach? Nativist Approach? Functional Approach?

Issues in FLA (1) Competence vs. Performance (Q5) Comprehension vs. Production (Q6) Nature vs. Nurture Universals: head-initial, head-final Systematicity and Variability

Issues in FLA (2) Language and thought: which influences which? Imitation (p. 44): form vs. meaning/function (Q7) Practice and frequency (p. 45) Input: corrective input Discourse: initiation and responses, especially in pragmatics

The Direct Method Series Method (Gouin, 1880) Reaction to the Grammar-Translation Method: focus on listening and speaking Learn L2 in the way of learning L1 Focus only on everyday voc and sentences Inductive grammar Use concrete objects for the words