Some Considerations on Why a New Language is Acquired by Being Used.

Artigal, Josep Maria

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ERIC Number: EJ457600

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Some Considerations on Why a New Language is Acquired by Being Used.

Artigal, Josep Maria

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v2 n2 p221-40 1992

According to prior assumptions that a second language is acquired by being used as a tool for doing things with others, this article analyzes certain mechanisms that teacher and pupils use to build up the meaning of their interaction in the target language. (106 references) (JL)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Interaction, Linguistic Input, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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