二语习得对比概念汇总

1、1. Audiolingual approach : audioligual teaching is based on the behaviourist theory of learning and on structural linguistics. This instructional approach emphasizes the formation of habits through the practice, memorization, and repetition of grammatical structures in isolation from each other and

2、from contexts of meaningful use.Communicative language teaching: (CLT) CLT is based on the premise that successful language learning involves not only a knowledge of the structures and forms of a language, but also the functions and purposes that a language serves in different communicative settings

3、. This approach on teaching emphasizes the communication of meaning over the practice and manipulation of grammar forms.2. Behaviourism: a psychological theory that all learning, whether verbal or non-verbal, takes place through the establishment of habits.Connectionism: A theory which views languag

4、e as a complex system of units which become interconnected in the mind as they are encountered together. The more often units are heard or seen together, the more likely it is that the presence of one will lead to the activation of the other.innate abilities and onInnatism: A theory that human being

5、s are born with some basic knowledge about languages in general that makes it possible to learn the specific language of the environment.Interactionism: A theory that language is based on learners opportunities to engage in conversations, often those in which other speakers modifytheir speech to mat

6、ch the learnerstcionmmrmequunirceaments.3. Competence : Chomsky used this item to refer to knowledge of language. It refers to the knowledge which underlies our ability to use language.Performance: The language that we actually use in listening, speaking, reading, writing. Performance is subject to

7、variations due to inattention on fatigue whereas competence, at least for the mature native speaker, is more stable.4. Comprehension-based instruction: A general term to describe a variety of second language programs in which the focus of instruction is on comprehension rather than production (for e

8、xample, Total Physical Response).Content-based instruction: Second language programs in which lessons are organized around topics, themes, and/or subject matter rather than language points (for example, French immersion programs).Form-focused instruction: Instruction which draws attention to the for

9、ms and structures of the language within the context of communicative interaction. This may be done by giving metalinguistic information, simply highlighting the form in question, or by providing corrective feedback.Meaning-based instruction: communicative language teaching (CLT): CLT is based on th

10、e premise that successfullanguage learning involves not only a knowledge of the structures and forms of a language, but also the functions and purposes that a language serves in different communicative settings. This approach to teaching emphasizes the communication of meaning over the practice and

11、manipulation of grammatical forms.similaTask-based instruction: Instruction in which classroom activities are tasks 'to those which learners might engage in outside the second or foreign language classroom. Tasks may be complex, for example, creating a school newspaper, or more limited, for exam

12、ple, making a phone call to reserve a train ticket.5. Cross-sectional study: A research method in which subjects at different ages and stages of development are studied. Inferences about sequences which would apply to the development of individual learners are sometimes drawn from cross-sectional st

13、udies. This contrasts with longitudinal studies.Longitudinal studies: A study in which the same learners are studied over a period of time. This contrasts with a cross-sectional study.6. Descriptive study: Research which does not involve any manipulation, change, or intervention in the phenomenon be

14、ing studied. This researcher' s goal is to observeand record what is happening. This contrasts with experimental study.Experimental study: Research which is designed to study the role or impact of one or more very specific variables. A strictly experimental study would have experimental ' an

15、d control ' groups which differ from each other only in the presence or absence of one variable. In educational research, it is often difficult to create all of the conditions which permit a study to be termed as a genuine ' experimental studyIn this book, the term is used in a non-technical

16、 sense to refer to research in which an attempt has been made to investigate a single variable in an educational setting.7. Developmental features : those aspects of a language which develop in a particular sequence, regardless of input variation or instructional intervention.Variational features: v

17、ariation features(for example, vocabulary, some grammatical morphemes) can be learned at any point in the learner' s development.8. Display question: A question to which the asker already knows the answer. Teacher often ask these question (for example, What colour is your shirt ') not becaus

18、e they are genuinely interested in the answer, but rather, to get the learner to display his or her knowledge of the language.Genuine question: In contrast to display questions, genuine questions are asked when there is a focus on information: the asker does not know the answer in advance (for examp

19、le,What did you do at the weekend')9. Field independent learning style : learners are very quick to pick out the hidden figures in a complicated drawing.Field dependent learning style : learner is inclined to see the whole picture rather than separating it into parts10. First language: The langu

20、age first learned.Second language:any language other than the first language learned.11. Formal language learning setting : A setting in which second language learners receive instruction and opportunities to practice. Efforts are often made to develop learner 'aws areness of how the language sy

21、stem works. Typically, this type of learning takes place in the classroom.Informal language learning setting : A setting in which the second language is not taught, but rather, is learned naturally.12. Integrate motivation : A motivation based on a desire to know more about the culture and community

22、 of the target language group and even a desire to be more like members of that group.Instrumental motivation : A motivation which is more practical, such as the need to learn the language in order to get a better job.13. Language acquisition: It represents unconsciouslea'rning, which takes plac

23、e when attention is focused on meaning rather than language form.Language learning: It is a consciouspro'cess which occurs when the learner 's objective is to learn about the language itself, rather than to understand messages which are conveyed through the language.14. Modified input: Adapted spe