Acculturation hypothesis
“ the degree of acculturation toward the ‘model’ language group seems to be the primary consideration in attempting to account for the varied levels of linguistic achievement reached by secondlanguage learners”
Korean Wes
Literacy Ability (reading, writing) Grammar skill High Low
Communication skills
(listening, speaking) Low High
To cultivate interests and confidence in English and to enhance the ability of 1communication
‣ To communicate fluently about the daily activities and general topics
‣ To understand the various foreign information and to improve the ability to utilize 1the information
‣ To recognize Korean culture and to enhance sound values by understanding 1foreign culture
language is taught actively through movement, the right brain “believes” the information and retains it, in the same way that skills such as swimming or riding a bicycle are remembered long term.
Asher sees TPR as directed to right-brain learning, whereas most secondlanguage teaching methods are directed to left-brain learning. Asher holds that the child language learner acquires language t
as cognitive style. When cognitive styles are specifically related an educational context, where affective and physiological factors are intermingled, they are usually more generally referred to as learning styles. Studies of learning style bring important variables to the forefront. Such styles can contribute significantly to the construction of a unified theory of secondlanguage acquisition.
The Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis
The first language system interferes with the secondlanguage system.
Structural analysis on the two language would enable teachers to predict the difficulties in acquiring secondlanguage.
It is quite common to detect where the speaker is from just by listening to his/her accent.
e.g.) French
Ladies and gentlemen