First and Second Language Learning Processes and Their Pedagogical Implications for a Second Language Program.

Willayi, Richard B.

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First and Second Language Learning Processes and Their Pedagogical Implications for a Second Language Program

Willayi, Richard B.

TESL Talk, 7, 3, 60-69, Jun 76

The consensus of opinion seems to be that the processes of mother tongue acquisition are essentially analogous to those of second language (SL) acquisition. These processes, however, seem to work best in childhood years. A theory of adult SL learning should try to incorporate interlanguage. (CFM)

Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Language, Children, Interference (Language), Interlanguage, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods

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