The Study of SLA by Rod Ellis

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Understanding Second Language Acquisition

Test your knowledge of the fascinating field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) with this quiz! Dive into the key concepts, theories, and terminologies that define how individuals learn new languages beyond their mother tongue.

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SLA is defined as

Any language other than the first language

Any language other than the first language that plays an institutional and social role in the community in which it is learnt

Any language other than the first language that is primarily learnt at school

Ellis argues that Communicative competence includes:

Linguistic and pragmatic knowledge

Grammatical, sociolinguistic and strategic knowledge

Grammatical and pragmatic knowledge

Widdowson (1978) uses the term Usage to refer to :

"That aspect of perfomance which makes evident the extent to which the language user demonstrates his ability to use his knowledge of linguistic rules for effective communication"

"that aspect of perfomance which makes evident the extent to which the language user demostrates his knowledge of linguistic rules

"that aspect of perfomance which makes evident the extent to which the language user demostrates his knowledge of grammatical rules

Interlanguage refers to:

A language that has become the native language of a group of speakers.

A that shares some features of a L1 and L2

The systematic knowledge of an L2, which is independent of both these learner's L1 and the target language

Individual learners acquire a second language in different ways because:

There are internal and external factors that affect acquisition.

Learners experience different approaches to learning

All of the above

Nove of the above

Acquisition can be defined as:

The spontaneous and incidental process of rule internalization that results from natural language use where the learner's attention is focused on meaning rather than on form.

The spontaneous and deliberate process of rule internalization that results from natural language use where the learner's attention is focused on meaning rather than on form

The spontaneous and incidental process of rule internalization that results from natural language use where the learner's attention is focused on form rather than on meaning.

Naturalistic Language Acquisition

Refers to Language acquisition which takes place in an educational setting

Refers to Language acquisition which takes place in a natural setting

Refers to the natural way of acquiring languages

The Study of SLA by Rod Ellis

Understanding Second Language Acquisition

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