Second Language Acquisition: A Framework and Historical Background on Its Research

Aljumah, Fahad Hamad

doi:10.5539/elt.v13n8p200

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“…Interference is the deviation of the target language due to the learners' familiarity with more than one language (Aljumah, 2020). Additionally, Oldin (1989, as cited in Linarsih et al, 2020 explain that there are two types of errors that learners may commit as the result of interference, namely negative transfer and positive transfer.…”

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A contrastive analysis of morphological and syntactic aspects of English and Indonesian adjectives

Auni¹,

Manan²

2023

SiELE

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This study’s main focus was describing adjectives’ characteristics in English and Indonesian. It examined the similarities and differences in the features of adjectives in the two languages through a parallel comparison using the contrastive analysis approach. Data were collected from linguistics books from both languages. The results indicated that similarities and differences are found almost in all aspects of adjectives in both languages when analysed from the viewpoint of their classifications according to their forms, formations, meanings, and positions. At the morphological level, the reduplication form found and shared in Indonesian is not found in English. The habits of using Indonesian reduplication adjectives, which denote something done repeatedly and used for emphasis, tend to make Indonesian learners apply this rule to English. Both languages use different systems in terms of affixation as the formation of adjectives. English adjectives only have two kinds of affixes, namely prefix and suffix, while Indonesian ones have four kinds of affixes such as prefix, infix, confix, and suffix. The differences between native and foreign languages in forms, formations, meanings, and positions cause learning and teaching process difficulties. By knowing and understanding similarities and especially differences, teachers and students can solve the problems of learning and teaching English adjectives since these differences are the fundamental aspects of the problems faced by Indonesian native speakers when studying the target language. Consequently, having a good understanding of this critical aspect of the English language can reduce problems of learning and teaching English to Indonesian native speakers.

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A contrastive analysis of morphological and syntactic aspects of English and Indonesian adjectives

Auni¹,

Manan²

2023

SiELE

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“…Few would disagree that the Universal Grammar idea primarily focuses on first language acquisition and that first language learners already possess Universal Grammar or linguistic knowledge before they begin the acquisition process (Abdullaev, 2021;Aljumah, 2020;Chater & Christiansen, 2018). "Universal Grammar is assumed to be the collection of features, circumstances, or whatever, that create the 'initial' state of the language learner; consequently, the substrate on which knowledge of language grows," articulated by Cowper and Hall (2022).…”

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2022

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Many hypotheses on how a language learner gathers or acquires a second language have been produced during the last 50 years. Many linguists and scholars have presented their thoughts and assumptions in their discussions of how to teach and learn a second language. The current review article gives a basic definition of universal grammar, which then critically examines the arguments in favour of and against it to respond thoroughly to the question. The study examines developmental data showing that learners employ hierarchically built structures at all levels of language organization. The use of probabilistic processes and inductive learning mechanisms appropriate for the psychological restrictions on language acquisition is suggested by longitudinal trajectories of development, which demonstrate sensitivity to the amount of specific patterns in the input. This review article assesses the Universal Grammar theory's impact on second language learning and instruction. However, it has been widely adopted over the last several decades by American linguist Noam Chomsky and its many adherents.

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“…Insofar as TM concerned, there is dialectical relationship between TM and SLA in the sense that TM does not only produce competent and skilled speakers but also extend their potency to contribute on the social cause of solving social phenomena and problems. Similarly, SLA is defined as the technique for communication purpose and interaction within the context of education, corporate or organisation among non-English speakers (Aljumah, 2020).…”

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“…In brief, there is an action involved that need to be taken by both instructors and students and based on this requirement, SLA pose a challenge to English none speakers as English is dominantly used as the medium of instruction for various reasons, among other including but not limited to: economic, educational, business, political, technological and social reasons. Critical to emphasis that SLA's theories for language learning deem not adequately sufficient to hypothesis how SLA is learnt (Aljumah, 2020;Vu, 2019), thereof; exposing the use of TM as the theory for teaching SLA will add to the already existing other theories such as universal grammar (Chomsky, 1957) for expanding the options of instructors to utilize theories for teaching second language.…”

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The Transformative Methodology: Expository Study of Teaching English as the Second Language Acquisition

Moloi

Adegoriolu

2021

RESSAT

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The significance of language as a science in the educational sector has continued to play a critical role in terms of teaching and learning. However, due to inequalities exposed severely by the Covid-19 pandemic, the teaching of English as the second language acquisition to foreign speakers; is adversely affected. Therefore, the use of transformative methodology as the teaching strategy is explored to determine the most suitable methodology of teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study utilizes Participatory Action Research as the approach to explore the efficacy of transformative methodology; this approach is embedded in the paradigmatic principles of constructivism as the lens of qualitative methodology. Besides, the data is analysed using Critical Discourse Analysis post the generation of it using observations and semi-structured interviews (free attitudinal interviews). The paper demonstrates the prospects of using transformative methodology as the appropriate use of pedagogical strategy for English as the second language acquisition, it also suggests efficient but costly measures required to be implemented by the universities for the use of the transformative methodology.

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Second Language Acquisition: A Framework and Historical Background on Its Research

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

A contrastive analysis of morphological and syntactic aspects of English and Indonesian adjectives

A contrastive analysis of morphological and syntactic aspects of English and Indonesian adjectives

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The Transformative Methodology: Expository Study of Teaching English as the Second Language Acquisition

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