Lang. Acquisition Unit 2

The Broca´s area is responsible for the ability to…...

• utter sounds

• write words

• understand

The Wernicke´s area is responsible for the ability to…...

• utter sounds

• write words

• understand

The Wernicke and Broca´s areas are located on the……

• left hemisphere

• right hemisphere

• frontal eye field

The large collection of nerve fibers that connect Wernicke's area and Broca's area is the…

• Lateral sulcus

• Arcuate Fasciculus

• Central sulcus

When the brain matures…

• there is increased specialization and more plasticity

• there isn´t increased specialization and less elasticity

• there is increased specialization and less plasticity

Second Language Acquisition is ………

• the process of learning a second language.

• a systematic process of learning other-s language apart of the first or native language.

• a formal study of a second language

L2 learners get the language easier or more successfully than others that are under some differences such as...

• wealthy family, level of education and paradigms among others.

• . gender, motivation, level of education and learning strategies among others.

• genre, reasons, social class and learning styles among others.

The role of the age in learning a second language is considered a success when …

• the sooner the learners starts, the better grammaticality judgments, fluency and functional competence they develop.

• the sooner the learners starts, the merrier.

• the sooner the learner starts, the faster they speak.

Reading ender...

• 1.  men learn faster than women.

• women learn faster than men.

• men and women learn more according to cognitive style or learning strategies.

…………… is considered an important aspect in the study of a SLA.

• Social class

• Motivation

• 3. Intrinsic and extrinsic