Second Language Acquisition

The following quizzes are from English 470: Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition. These two quizzes show the basic sounds of the English language, and also the ways a second language learner exceeds their goals in the English vocabulary in a social and academic settings. The standards are met by my use of transcribing the words and understand the principles of morphology and phonology. The second quiz shows the difference in social and academic learning in English Language learners. By showing different activities I am able to examine how each students grows in these two aspects.

This assignment satisfies the following standards:

Language, Linguistics and Literacy

• Recognize the universality of linguistic structures while acknowledging variation arising from differences of time, place and community.
• Learn basic principles of morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics.
• Explain cognitive, affective and socio-cultural as well as first language influences on language acquisition and development, and the role of these influences in developing academic literacy.
• Examine and explain strategies for constructing meaning within the processes of reading and writing.