Psycholinguistics - Language Acquisition

Language acquisition and language learning refer to different ways of getting a language.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The process of acquiring a language through systematic instruction and conscious efforts is called language acquisition.

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A language acquisition process results in an implicit knowledge of the language's grammatical rules.

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Language learning only occurs during adulthood, but never during childhood.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Gender affects one's language learning process as men and women have different receptiveness toward language input.

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Language acquisition during childhood is usually very successful as the brain is highly receptive of language input.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Age is an important factor that influences the result of language acquisition and learning.

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Social interaction only plays a role in language acquisition, but not in language learning.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Motivations, such as curiosity and wanting to obtain rewards, can enhance one's language learning process.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Behaviorism theory postulates that children learn the meaning of words through positive reinforcement made by the people around them.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10