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Language Acquisition and Learning Presented by C.M. Herrington, MAA, MAT 1

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Language Acquisition and LearningPresented by C.M. Herrington, MAA, MAT

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Write and Discuss 1. What languages are

native to your country?2. Explain why and how

you learnt any 2nd or foreign languages?

3. Share any experiences of language learning you have had including the ways in which you have studies and were taught.

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Look a pictures on p.23 of your course pack. Use the words from the box on p.22 to talk

about them. (English only)

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Complete the Activity (20 minutes)

• Complete the activity on page 22 (letter D-G)of your course pack. (Then we will check it together).

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Study the slides from a lecture on language acquisition and learning p. 24 of course pack.

• What will be in this lecture? Make a list.

• Write down some key you expect to hear.

• How are you going to prepare for this lecture?

Listen to Part 1 of the lecture now

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After Listening to Part 1-B

• Common language errors

• Language learning• Language

acquisition• Language families• Learning to write

• What exactly is the lecture going to talk about? Tick the topics in that you heard. (in your book)

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Listen to Part 2 of the Lecture

• What is the main idea of this section?

• What is a universal grammar?

• What problem do second language learners have, according to Chomsky?

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Listen to part 3 of the Lecture

• How could you organize notes for this part?

• What are the key words and definitions?