SLA-Key terms

What does SLA stand for?

• Single Language Analysis

• Student Learning Assessment

• Secondary Language Assessment

• Second Language Acquisition

In which situation does a learner have good opportunities to use the language by participating in natural communication situations?

• Second-language acquisition

• Foreign-language learning

• None of the situations

• Both situations

Who wrote the essay 'The Significance of Learners’ Errors' in 1967?

• S. Pit Corder

• Larry Selinker

• Krashen

• Lydia White

What is the concept of 'initial state' in SLA?

• The starting point for L2 learners in acquiring another language

• The final stage of language acquisition

• The critical period for language learning

• The role of explicit learning in SLA

According to Krashen, what is the role of formal instruction in SLA?

• Formal instruction is unrelated to SLA

• Formal instruction is detrimental to SLA

• Formal instruction is essential for SLA

• Formal instruction has a limited role in SLA

What is the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH) related to?

• Language teaching methods

• Second language acquisition

• First language acquisition

• Adult language acquisition

What does the 'Interlanguage' system refer to?

• The corrupted version of L2

• An internal linguistic system of L2 learners

• The formal properties of L2

• The native language of L2 learners

What is the main difference between SLA and FLA?

• Immediate environment of the learner

• Exposure to formal rules

• Differences between children and adults

• Opportunities for practicing receptive skills

What is the main focus of SLA?

• Historical development of languages

• Cultural aspects of language

• Comparative analysis of languages

• Acquisitional aspect of language learning

What are the roles of input and output in SLA?

• Both input and output are indispensable

• Output is indispensable, input is less agreed upon

• Neither input nor output are important

• Input is indispensable, output is less agreed upon