Evaluation measures and the study of language acquisition

Language acquisition through massive open online courses (MOOCs): opportunities and restrictions in educational university environment

“…Language acquisition is no longer considered a training course one may refuse to take but it is rather a requirement in most universities and schools, and it is certainly a requirement in may jobs. Thus, language acquisition is also one of the most well-studied fields of training (Lidz, Dudley, 2017). When we acquire a new language in class, we usually focus on the following aspects of language: reading, writing, speaking and listening.…”

“…At the same time during the development of these aspects a student is also supposed to acquire proper grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, thus language acquisition involves at least seven different features that need to be worked on by the student. Another feature of language acquisition is that it depends not only on didactic aspects (Lidz, Dudley, 2017). Generally speaking, successful language acquisition requires one to gain theoretical knowledge of the grammar of a particular language, learn a certain number of words and collocations, learn, how to pronounce these words as well as acquire the skill to read texts of various styles, write different types of texts, understand spoken language, and converse with others.…”

“…Generally speaking, successful language acquisition requires one to gain theoretical knowledge of the grammar of a particular language, learn a certain number of words and collocations, learn, how to pronounce these words as well as acquire the skill to read texts of various styles, write different types of texts, understand spoken language, and converse with others. This process is sufficiently facilitated by being a part of a community speaking the language as one is immersed in the language environment and is somewhat hindered if one has no opportunity to practice language outside of the classroom (Lidz, Dudley, 2017). Thus, self-paced language acquisition is a hard task to manage in terms of didactic aspects alone.…”