LA_Acronyms

What does SLA stand for?

• Second Linguistic Analysis

• Second Language Acquisition

• Speech and Language Articulation

What does L1 refer to?

• Level one

• First language

• Lexical innovation

What does L2 refer to?

• Second language

• Learning level two

• Linguistic logic

What does EFL stand for?

• English for Linguistics

• English First Language

• English as a Foreign Language

What does ESL stand for?

• Early Second Language

• English as a Second Language

• English Speech Lab

What does FLA stand for?

• First Language Acquisition

• Foreign Language Ability

• Fluent Language Approach

What does UG stand for?

• Uncontrolled Grammar

• Universal Grammar

• Usage-based Grammar

What does CLT stand for?

• Communicative Language Teaching

• Cognitive Language Theory

• Contextual Lexical Teaching

What does TLU stand for?

• Test of Linguistic Understanding

• Typical Learner Use

• Target Language Use

What is an Affective Filter?

• A grammar-related term

• A barrier to language input caused by emotions

• A way to filter correct pronunciation