- Linguistic Structure
(Vocabulary, phonology,
grammar, others)
- When to speak (or
not)
- What to say/to
whom
- How to say
it
- Social and cultural
knowledge
Monolingual
Communicative
Competence
Multilingual
Communicative
Competence
Have differences
- Different social function of first and second language learning
- Differences between learning language and learning culture
Is
What a speaker needs to know to
communicate appropriately within a
particular language comunity
Microsocial Factors
L2 Variation
Depends
largely on
Communicative
contextual dimensions
Such as
Linguistic contexts: Elements of language form and
function associated with the variable element.
Psychological contexts: Factors associated with the amount of attention
which is being given to language form during production, the level of
automaticity vs control in processing.
Microsocial contexts: Features of setting/situation and interaction which
relate to communicative events in which language is being produced,
interpreted, and negotiated.
Input
and
Nature of input modification
In speech
Foreigner talk
Utterances by
native speakers
Omit some obligatory elements
Make shorter sentences
Have less varied vocabulary
Interaction
and
Interactional modifications
Negative feedback
Direct correction
Indirect correction
as
The Genesis of Language
Interpersonal interaction
Zone of Proximal Development
(ZPD)
through
Scaffolding
includes
Vertical constructions
Intrapersonal interaction
Within an
individual's own mind
Private
speech
is
Self-talk of
children
Almost always verbalized
in L1 and/or L2
Inner
speech
is
Self-talk of more
mature
individuals
used to
Control thoughts and behavior
Macrosocial Factors
Social Categories
Education level
Sex
Age
Ethnicity
in a
Multiethnic society
members of a dominant group learn
the language of a subordinate group
without threat to their L1 competence
or to their ethnic identity
this is
ADDITIVE
BILINGUALISM
members of a subordinate group learn the
dominant language as L2 and are more likely to
experience some loss of ethnic identity and
attrition of L1 skills
this
is
SUBTRACTIVE
BILINGUALISM
Others
Institutional forces
and constraints
Language related social control, determination
of access to knowledge, instances of linguistic
privilege or discrimination.
Boundaries and
Identities
Crossing a linguistic boundary to
participate in another language
community, and to identify or be
identified with it, requires learning
that language.
Full participation also commonly
requires learning the culture of that
community and adapting to those
values and behavioral patterns.
This
is
called
Acculturation
Global and natural status of L1 and L2
Opportunities as well as motivation for learning a
particular L2 often depends on its relative power or status
(if it confers visible economic or social benefits)
Circumstances of Learning
learner differences in
cognitive styles and
learning strategies are
Field-dependent
related
to
children raised in urban
cincumstances
Field-independent
related
to
children raised in rural residence
fundamental difference in situational
circumstances is whether L2 learning is
Informal/Naturalistic
takes
place in
settings where people contact
and interact with speakers of
another language.
Formal/Instructed
takes
place in
Schools, which are institutions that are
established with the needs, beliefs,
values, and customs of their cultural settings