"Introducing Second Language Acquisition"

The underlying knowledge of language is called

• Linguistic competence

• Linguistic performance

• Linguistic

Is acquired during childhood and the aim or goal for language learning.

• Foreign language

• Target language

• Second language

• First language

Emphasize the mental or cognitive processes involved in acquisition, and the representation of language(s) in the brain.

• Psychologists

• Sociolinguists

• Social psychologists

Emphazise group-related phenomena, such as identity and social contexts of learning

• Psychologists

• Sociolinguists

• Social psychologists

Has no immediate or necessary practical application, might be used later for travel or be required for school.

• Foreign language

• Target language

• Second language

• First language

The actual production of language is called "Linguistic performance".

• True

• False

The ability to speak, read, write, or understand two languages fluently

• Multilingualism

• Bilingualism

• Monolingualism

An officially or societally dominant language (Not L1 speakers) needed for education, employment, or other basic purposes.

• Foreign language

• Target language

• Second language

• First language

Emphasize the characteristics of the differences and similarities in the languages that are being learned.

• Psychologists

• Sociolinguists

• Social psychologists

• Linguists

The ability to use one language effectively and appropriately in various contexts

• Multilingual competence

• Learner language

• Monolingual competence