Stages Of Second Language

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL FEDERICO VILLAREAL

ALUMNA : NORMA CHIARA ALALUNA

TAREA : STAGES OF SECOND LANGUAGE

ACQUISITION

CURSO : ADQUISICIÓN DE LA SEGUNDA LENGUAPROFESORA : MANTURANO SALAS JULIA A.

2011

1. Pre-Production : This stage approximately lasts from 10 hours to six months. Students often have up to 500 “receptive” words (words they canunderstand, but may not be comfortable using) and can understand new words that are made comprehensible to them.This stage often involves a “silent period” during which students may not speak, but canrespond using a variety of strategies including pointing to an object, picture, or person; performing an act, such as standing up or closing a door; gesturing or nodding; or responding with a simple “yes”or “no.” During this stage, teachers should not force students to speak until they are ready to do so
2. Early Production: learners can answer some "yes" or "no" questions,they use repetitivelanguage patterns to express ideas and they try to express concepts by using one or two words only. They cannot find the words to make complete sentences.
It is important to bear in mind that comprehensionprecedes production. This is especially true in Second Language Acquisition. You can always understand more of a language then you can produce.
3. Speech emergence: in this stage, learners cancommunicate with simple phrases and sentences. They will ask simple questions that may or may not be grammatically correct. It is common to see thay they will start some short conversations.
4.Intermediate Fluency: at this stage, learners are using more complex sentences when speaking and writing. They can express opinions and share their thoughts. They also have the ability to formulate questions inorder to ask for clarification.
5.Advanced Fluency: a student at this stage will be near-native in their ability to perform in the second language, although there may be some gaps specially when it...