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Difference between Language Acquisition and Language Learning

 The acquisition method of acquiring: a Language is one by which


every child learns his mother tongue. Here, he is not taught grammar the
manner he is given lessons when he ultimately goes to school. However,
it is easy to see that, without any instructions, children learn the native
language and do not make grammatical mistakes during conversations.
They learn the language through a subconscious process where they
know nothing about rules of grammar but know intuitively what is right
and wrong or learn through a trial and error method.
A child will pick up his/her native language just by being around other
people, mainly their families. This is called language acquisition. The
child acquires the language without any conscious thought or study.
 Children learn the language: As communication is a must for them to
survive. They are helped in this endeavor a great deal by the innate
capacity of human beings to acquire a language. Though parents never
explain the concepts of grammar, the child learns and masters them on
his own with the help of exposure to communication in the language. The
basic tool needed for language acquisition is a source of communication
that is natural.
Language learning, on the other hand, is a structured learning of a
language. This is the process that most people follow when trying to
learn another language. Here the student is made to study lists of
vocabulary, as well as sentence structure and grammar. This is the most
common method used in schools and language learning centers.

 Language learning is generally considered to be a slower process than


language acquisition. There are people who study a language for years without
mastering it. The main difference between Language Acquisition and Language
Learning is that Language Acquisition is the manner of learning a language by
immersion. It provides the student with the practical knowledge of the language,
for example, the student might not known the grammar rule but is still able to
immaculately converse with a native.
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