A Child\'s Guide to Language Questions PDF

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A Childs guide to language questions video response answers. ...

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1. Where is the best place to learn a second language? In a school setting. 2. What is language acquisition as opposed to language learning? Language acquisition is the grammatical rules that humans acquire through a subconscious process. Language acquisition is when a child acquires their first language. Language Learning is compromising something you already know. Language learning is learning the second language. 3. Does the evidence support the Critical Age Period Hypothesis? Yes, the evidence does support the Critical Age Period Hypothesis because it states that adults’ brains do not have the same plasticity as a child's which makes it more difficult to learn a second language as an adult. 4. Is error correction effective according to Krashen? Yes, the students are able to recognize their own errors and correct them themselves. 5. Define the Natural Order as it pertains to this video. The acquisition of grammatical structure of a language comes in a natural order. 6. Define Total Physical Response. Total Physical Response is a teaching method revolving around the coordination of speech and students’ action. Its foundation is teaching and learning though physical action utilizing your students motor skills while they respond to commence as quickly as possible. 7. Define immersion as it pertains to this video. Immersion is a technique used in bilingual language education in which two languages are used for instruction in a variety of topics. 8. What are the three things that this video proposes as necessary for successful second language acquisition? Hint: Krashen lists them at the beginning and at the end, ticking them off on his fingers. Verbatim is fine; you don't have to change the wording. (6 points; 2 for each item) 1. First listen 2. Then you understand 3. Then you speak...