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Learning Period: Difference in Betweeen 1 and 2 Language
Learning Period: Difference in Betweeen 1 and 2 Language
Learning Period: Difference in Betweeen 1 and 2 Language
BASE
In first language acquisition, the basis for learning is universal grammar alone
Knowledge of the first language also serves as a basis for learning the second language. There may be both positive and negative transfer between languages in second language learning
Learning period
In first language acquisition, children spend several years listening to language, babbling, and using telegraphic speech before they can form sentences In second language acquisition in older learners, learning is more rapid and people are able to form sentences within a shorter period of time
Purpose
First language learners learn for survival Learn languages for many different reasons like career, education
Usage of language
Errors made by first language acquirers are generally accepted and frequently not corrected Errors made by second language acquirers are often corrected. -less access to universal grammar - sensitivity to phonological distinctions
Proficiency
First-language learners always attain native proficiency, unless they have a disability that affects language learning In second language learning in older learners, there may be less access to universal grammar