3. Interlanguage

Tiyas Fauziah

2201411005

Rombel 4 / 103 -104

3. Interlanguage

          Some  researchers consider that the systematic development of learner language reflects a mental system of L2 knowledge. This system is often referred to as interlanguage. To understand what is meant by interlanguage we need to briefly consider behaviourist learning and mentalist views of language learning.

2. The Nature of Learner Language

Tiyas Fauziah

2201411005

Rombel 4 / 103 -104

2. The Nature of Learner Language

            The way of investigating L2 acquisition is by collecting and describing samples of learner language. The description focus on the kinds of errors learners make and how the errors change over time, identify developmental patterns by describing the stages in the acquisition of particular grammatical features such as past tense, or examine the variability found in learner language.

1. Introduction : describing and explaining L2 acquisiton

Tiyas Fauziah

2201411005

Rombel 4 / 103-104

1.       Introduction : describing and explaining L2 acquisiton

What is ‘second language acquisition’?

The systematic study of how people acquire a second language is a fairly recent phenomenon. ‘L2 acquisition’, can be defined as the way in which people learn a language other than their mother tongue, inside or outside of a classroom, and ‘Second Language Acquisition’ (SLA) as the study of this.