Language Learning Theories

Identify the different contexts of language learning from the list below.

• First Language (L1)

• Second Language (L2

• Multilingualism

• Foreign Language

Which of the following best explains why the context of language learning is important?

• It determines the number of languages a learner speaks.

• It tells whether the learners will be successful

• It helps to determine which theories are applicable.

• It helps in the selection of suitable approaches.

• It better facilitates learning different languages at once.

Theories of L1 learning does not apply to L2 Learning. True or False

• False

• True

For speakers to be bilingual, they must

• understand and speak both languages at the same level

• live in a setting where two languages are regularly spoken

• able to understand and speak two languages

• know about two or more languages

Creole speakers cannot be true bilinguals because Creole is not a language. True or False?

• True

• False

Creole can be someone's second language. True or False

• True

• False

Bilingualism is a method of teaching language. True or False?

• True

• False

Each theory of language learning is discreet and cannot be mixed with another. True or False?

• True

• False