Saturday, November 19, 2011

Langauge Learning vs Langauge Acquisition

Learning/word recognition view
Acquisition/Sociolinguistic view
Reading
·   Belief that written language must be learned
·   Uses phonics rules to sound out a word
·   Memorizes a list of sight words that do not follow the rules
·   Sometimes use structural analysis to read longer words
·   Pre-teaches vocabulary
·   Requires words be recoded from written language into a word that the students are already supposed to have in the oral language.
·   Readers are focused on identifying individual words
·   Might pre-teach words too difficult to sound out

Reading
·      Believe that written language is to some degree innate and can be acquired
·      Reading is a process of constructing meaning
·      Uses graphophonics as one of three language cueing systems to gain meaning
·      Readers use background knowledge, and all three cueing systems to make meaning
·      Believes vocabulary will be acquired through reading.
·      Readers are focused on making meaning
·      Most reading is done silently
·      Teach comprehension strategies to use during silent reading
Writing
·   Writing is like reading and must be directly taught.
·   Goal is to learn how to produce a good piece of writing
·   Directly instructs students in how to form letters, then words, then how to combine words into sentences, then sentences into paragraphs
·   Teacher corrects piece of writing
·   This approach can help students perform well on typical tests of writing
·   Teachers emphasize importance of correct handwriting, spelling, punctuation, and organization.
·   Handwriting and spelling are major components of writing program
Writing
·      Writing is like speaking and reflects the language competence an individual has acquired.
·      Goal is to learn how to produce good writing AND acquire knowledge of the writing process
·      Create conditions for authentic writing
·      Helps students express themselves in writing
·      Peers and teacher respond to drafts of writing
·      Teachers set aside time on a regular basis for students to write.
·      Teachers help students focus on content of writing, not just form.
·      Teachers believe that writing will move from individual inventions to conventional forms over time.
Second language development
·   Teachers teach each part of the language directly and systematically
·   The goal is to produce students who speak and understand the language
·   Students learn language through drills and exercises lead by teacher.
·   Teacher correct errors to help students produce good language habits.
Second language development
·      Teachers believe that students should be able to understand, speak, read, and write the language in different settings.
·      The goal is to enable students to use language for a variety of purposes.
·      Teacher use techniques such as gestures, pictures, realia, or reading a book with a predictable pattern and clear pictures of key words to help students acquire language.
·      Students begin learning a language by listening and reading to gain receptive language and eventually move to speaking once some language has been acquired.
·      Teachers help students say what they want to say while allowing them to make and correct their own errors.
Krashen’s Theory of Second Language Acquisition
·      In a learning classroom, learning is a conscious process that involves studying rules and vocabulary
·      Students learning a form may have difficulty using the language later because the language has not been acquired into their long term ability to use the language.
Krashen’s Theory of Second Language Acquisition
·      In an acquisition classroom, students acquire language subconsciously; they develop language through experiencing language
·      Acquisition is what allows a native-language speaker to tell when something does not sound right.
·      Students acquire language when they receive input that is slightly beyond their current level, but is still comprehensible
·      Boredom and anxiety can act as blocks for students acquiring language.

                                                                  References

Gibbons, P. (2002). Scaffolding language, scaffolding learning: Teaching second language learners in the mainstream classroom. NH:Heinemann

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