Changes in the production of l2
language (VARIABLE FEATURES)
depends of the communicative
contexts (Labov 1965)
Linguistic Contexts
Elements of language form
and function associated
with the variable element.
Psychological Contexts
Factors associated with the amount of attention which
is given to a language from during productio, the level
of automacity versus control in processing, or the
intelllectual demands of a particular task.
Microsocial contexts
Features of setting/situation and
interaction which relate to communicative
events within which language is being
produced, interpreted and negociated.
Macrosocial contexts
Features of the larger political setting
within which language learning and
use takes place, including the social
position and role of users, societal
attitudes toward specific languages
and multilingualism in general and
institutional organization.
INPUT AND
INTERACTION
Language input to the learner is
absolutely necessary for either L1
or L2 learning to take place
Nature of input modifications
-Foreigner Talk -Baby talk (Ferguson,
1971) -modification of written input for
L2 learners -"simplification" in oral
input
Nature of
interactional
modifications
-Repetition by native speakers .
-Paraphrase -Expansion and
elaboration -Sentence completion and
frames for substitution -Vertical
constructions. -comprehension checks
and request for clarification.
-Negotiation of meaning
Feedback
Direct Correction
Indirect correction
Intake of cognitive
process
INTERACTION AS
THE GENESIS OF
LANGUAGE
Sociocultural (S-C) Theory (Vygotsky 1962, 1978.)
Symbolic Meditation
Interpersonal Communication
Communicative events and situations which
occur between people. -scaffolding (Vygotsky).
Intrapersonal comunication
Communication that occurs within
an individual´s own mind. -Private
speech -Inner speech
ACQUISION WITHOUT INTERACTION;
INTERACTION WITHOUT ACQUISITION
Some individuals are able to
achieve a relatively advanced
level of L2 proficiency
without the benefit of any
interpersonal communication
or opportunity ti negotiate
meaning in the language with
others.
Some individuals engage in
extensive interaction with
speakers of another
language without learning
that language to any
significant degree.
MACROSOCIAL FACTORS
GLOBAL AND NATIONAL STATUS
OF L1 AND L2
Symbolic Functions
-Political identification and cohesion. -In times of conquest and empire-building
BOUNDARIES AND
IDENTITIES
Part of the identity of language is accomplished by creating or
reinforcing national boundaries. They serve both to unify speakers as
members of one language community, and to exclude outsiders from
insider communication.
-Acculturation. -
Acculturation model
(John Schumann,
1978)
INSTITUCIONAL
FORCES AND
CONSTRAINS
Influence of social institutions related TO SLA
Official or unofficial policies that regulate which language is to be used in particular situations
Language policy may result in blatant discrimination
Access to education may be limited for minority language speakers
SOCIAL CATEGORIES
People are categorized according to
many socially relevant dimensions:
age, sex, ethnicity, education level,
occupation, and economic status.
such categorization often influences what experiences they have, how they are perceived
by others, and what is expected of them. When they are L2 learners, members of different
social categories frequently experience different learning conditions, and different
attitudes or perceptions from within both native and target language communities.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF
LEARNING
Learner's prior educational experiences.
Field dependent (FD) and field-independent (FI)
Informal/naturalistic learning (it takes place in settings where people contact speakers of
another language) VS formal/instructed (it takes place in schools)
What a speaker needs to know to communicate appropietly within a particular language community. (Saville-Troike, 2003)