English Linguistics 36GEPR

Prof. Susana Navarro Adam

CONTEXTUALIZACIÓN 4

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Prof. Bridgewater’s video.
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We are going to watch prof. Jack Bridgewater’s video (summary of the manual).

Go to “materiales y recursos”- “vídeos de la asignatura”.

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a) Almost every human child succeeds in learning a language.

b) To many, language seems like another basic instinct, like breathing.

c) Language is the complete expression of what it means to be human.

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Prof. Bridgewater’s video.

1. What are the basic components of human language?

(00.59´´)
Human language involves both receptive and productive language.
Receptive: understanding words or sentences.
Productive: articulation of words and speech.

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2. What are the basic phases in language development?

(2’59’’)

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3. What does this module intend to do? (3’45’’)

As primary school teachers, your main concern is to develop your pupils’ language skills.

This will allow your pupils to build a solid foundation in both reading and writing.

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4. What is applied linguistics? (6’31’’)

It takes what we know about language and looks at how it is learned and how
it is used to achieve some purposes or solve some problems in the real
world.

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5. What is second language acquisition? (7’34’’)

It involves both theoretical and practical importance .

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6. Theories of SLA (8’52)

Influenced by both linguistic and psychological sciences.

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7. What are the linguistic theories? (9’57’’)

-Chomsky: Universal Grammar (UG): even children who had impaired intellectual ability were
usually able to successfully acquire language.

-Krashen. Monitor theory (scope L2). Difference acquisition vs. learning.

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8. What are the psychological perspectives on language acquisition? (11’43)

-Behaviorism.
-Cognitive theories.
-Connectionism.

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9. What are the sociocultural perspectives on L2? (17’33’’)
Language is first social and then individual.
Integration of social, cultural, and biological factors.

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10. A discussion on instruction on SLA. (18’’40’’)

Krashen learning vs. acquisition .

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11. Models of language learning.

(22’01’’)

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12. Communication strategies and confidence. (22’01’’)

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13. Helping pupils overcome anxiety. (26’32’’)

-Stress-free learning environment.
-Doyé and Hurrel: silent period theory.

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