TeachingGrammar.docx

Teaching Grammar form vs. forms structure Teaching Grammar Teaching Grammar What language is, what learning iswhat teaching is, classroom context Knowledge of children’s learning of L1 Importance differences b/w adult and child learning, b/w L1 and L2 acquisition SLA is a part of and adheres to generalprinciples of human learning intelligence Variation across learners in cognitive style and within a learn in strategy choice Personality will affect both the quality and quantity of second language learning Learning a second culture is often inter-wined with learning a second language. The acquisition of cc is in my ways lg. socialization, and is the ultimate goal of learners  The linguistic contrasts b/w L1 and L2 lg. Form one source of difficulty in learning asecond lg. HOT TOPICS IN SLA RESEARCH Explicit vs. Implicit Leaning Conscious awareness and intentionHulstijn (2005, p. 131) “explicit learning is input processing to find out if the input information contains regularizes and , if so, to work out the concepts and rules with which these regularities can be captured.”  Implicit learning: learning without conscious attention or awarenessJohn Williams(2005, p. 269) put it “implicit learning occurs without intention to learn and without awareness of what has been learned.”  Intentional and Incidental learning  Awareness Conscious (vs. subconscious) learning Noticing hypothesis Input vs. Intake Input and Output Frequency Saliency Notices   AN INNATIST MODEL : KRASHEN’S INPUT HYPOTHESIS Acquisition-learning H Affective filter Input H. Natural Order Monitor H.  THE OUTPUT HYPOTHESIS Input vs Intake Intake: the subset of all input that actually gets assigned to our long-term memory store. What you take with you over a period of time and can later remember. Selinger (1983) High Input Generator (HIGs): People who are good at initiating sustaining interaction or “generating” input from teachers, fellow lea