of theories of second-language acquisition (SLA) is to shed light on how people who already know one language learn a second language. The field of second-language...

Second-language acquisition (SLA), sometimes called second-language learning—otherwise referred to as L2 (language 2) acquisition, is the process of learning...

Skill-based theories of second-language acquisition are theories of second-language acquisition based on models of skill acquisition in cognitive psychology...

Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language. In other words, it is how human beings gain...

hypothesis, also known as the monitor model, is a group of five hypotheses of second-language acquisition developed by the linguist Stephen Krashen in the 1970s...

theories, on the other hand, hypothesize that cognitive mechanisms, responsible for much of human learning, process language. Other dominant theories...

subject since then. No comprehensive list of strategies has been agreed on by researchers in second-language acquisition, but some commonly used strategies have...

The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a claim from language acquisition research proposed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s. The LAD concept is a purported...

The generative approach to second language (L2) acquisition (SLA) is a cognitive based theory of SLA that applies theoretical insights developed from...

occur across both languages in the acquisition of a simultaneous bilingual, from a mature speaker's first language (L1) to a second language (L2) they are...

dynamic systems theory in the field of linguistics is a perspective and approach to the study of second, third and additional language acquisition. The general...

of and topical guide to second-language acquisition: Second-language acquisition – process by which people learn a second language. Second-language acquisition...

the interaction hypothesis is a theory of second-language acquisition which states that the development of language proficiency is promoted by face-to-face...

to language learning, ICALL utilizes linguistic theory and theories of second-language acquisition in its pedagogy. ICALL developed from the field of Computer...

Processability theory is a theory of second language acquisition developed by Manfred Pienemann. (Pienemann 1998) The theory has been used as a framework...

in second-language acquisition is the study of why some people learn a second language better than others. Unlike children who acquire a language, adults...

second-language acquisition, the acculturation model is a theory proposed by John Schumann to describe the acquisition process of a second language (L2)...

when two languages interact. However, the meaning of these terms is reasonably well-defined only in second language acquisition or language replacement...

1930s that proposed that all human languages are descendants of one proto-Turkic primal language. The theory's promotion of Turks as a progenitor race led...

Second-language acquisition classroom research is an area of research in second-language acquisition concerned with how people learn languages in educational...

Statistical language acquisition, a branch of developmental psycholinguistics, studies the process by which humans develop the ability to perceive, produce...

a theory of second language acquisition Interaction (statistics), when three or more variables influence each other Interactions of actors theory, created...

the fields of second-language acquisition and bilingual education, and Tracy D. Terrell, an education theorist, is intended to give language learners the...

is a theory within the field of linguistics and second language acquisition that claims a person can only achieve native-like fluency in a language before...

York: Penguin Group. p. 231. Butler LG (1947). "Language Acquisition of Young Children: Major Theories and Sequences". Elementary English. 51 (8): 1120–1123...

in the area of second-language acquisition was developed. It is connected cross-sectionally throughout different research areas. Language attrition, in...

the teaching and acquisition of second and/or foreign languages in a classroom context. Her theories of second language acquisition earned her the SPEAQ...

noticing hypothesis is a theory within second-language acquisition that a learner cannot continue advancing their language abilities or grasp linguistic...

Processing is a theory in second language acquisition that focuses on how learners process linguistic data in spoken or written language. The theory comprises...

once their mother tongue has already been established, the acquisition of a second language can come more slowly and less completely, ultimately affecting...