Secondary Language Acquisition

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"Introduction
Before one can understand or help to eliminate the kinds of errors that speakers make when acquiring a secondary language, it is necessary first of all to understand the kinds of mistakes that occur in all speech production. The kinds of mistakes that all speakers make from time to time are not of especial interest to the teacher or researcher of second language acquisition because they exist within the universe of language at large rather than within the smaller universe of second language acquisition. They can - and should - be weeded out as a sort of background noise for the researcher or teacher who wishes to concentrate on the issue of secondary language acquisition.
While the concepts of "error" and "mistake" might seem to be interchangeable, within the realm of speech production they must be viewed as different type..."

More papers on Secondary Language Acquisition:

• Essay # 32682 : "Language Acquisition in Early Childhood"
• Research Paper # 64875 : "Peer Assisted Second Language Acquisition"
• Research Paper # 117426 : "Language Experience Approach and Second Languages"

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