Second Language Learning

 

Second Language Learning

“ erspectives of second language l rning ” 

BY YENI S O B AH AT AT UL M ARH AM AH YULIATIN YUL INDA PURB AS ARI

 

Definition of second language learning Second Language learning defined as learning a lang la ngua uage ge,, wh whic ich h is di difffe fere rent nt fr from om yo your ur na nati tiv ve

langua lang uage ge.. Th Thee de defi fini niti tion on of se seco cond nd La Lang ngua uage ge learning is a learning of a second language once the mother tongue or first language is established. For imstace, a child who speak  Indo In done nesi siaa as th thee mo moth ther er to tong ngue ue st star arts ts le lear arni ning ng english when he/she starts going to school.

 

Perspective of second language learning

There are Four spectives in Second Language Learning 1. Behaviorism perspective

Learning is viewed as a process of habit formation. It is about a bout imitating, imitating, memorizing, and reproducting the words.

 

2. Sociocultural perspective Ellis (2000) argues that sociocultural theory is based on the assumption a ssumption that learning emerges not through interaction but in interaction. When learners get involved in doing certain tasks with the help of another learner or the teacher, teacher, they internalize the way to carry out the same task by themselves. Hence, social interaction is believed to facilitate or mediate the learning process.

 

Cont.. 3. Chomsky perspective Chomsky postulated postulated that the mechanism of the language acquisition is derived from the innate processes. Innate is something which is already there in mind since birth. The theory proposed by Chomsky is proved by the children living in same linguistic community. Moreover, they are not influenced by the external experiences which bring about the comparable grammar.

 

4. Cognitive process perspective Cognition is a word that comes from the Latin term cognitĭo,-ōnis (knowledge (knowledge)) and a nd Longman Concise English Dictionary (1985) defines it as “the act or process of knowing that involves the processing of information and includes perception, awareness and judgment”.Knowing is the human potential of understanding a certain reality and of establishing relations through mental processes and abilities whose individual product product is knowledge. Humans have a cognitive system system that allows them to constantly process information while interacting with the environment. No matter the activity they undertake, there will be a flow of information that could cause the developmentt of skills and attitudes and/or the building of knowledge schemes. developmen So in language learning Cognitive perspective are those actions that learners adopt in a conscious (or potentially conscious), relatively controlled and intentional manner, to optimize it and transf transference erence of knowledge and and language skills.

 

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