Concepts

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

John Dewey

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Our teacher gave us a list of concepts for search them at the University's library. I will share with you some of them and here you will have the list if you want to know which concepts are important for that you seek for their meanings.

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Language acquisition theories

CONSTRUCTIVISM 

FIRST/FOREIGN/SECOND LANGUAGE

Define the following concepts and provide examples:

• ·         First Language, Second Language and Foreign Language (Provide three definitions from different authors and sources)
• ·         Teaching and Learning processes approaches-based (Grammar Translation, Audiolingual, Communicative, Task-based, Suggestopedia, Total Physical Response, Community-Language Learning, among others).
• ·         Input and interaction
• ·         Internal and external factors affecting Second and Foreign Language Learning
• ·         Monolingualism, bilingualism and multilingualism.
• ·         Degrees and Levels of bilingualism
• ·         References (Apa Style) 

First language: Mother tongue, home language, community language. Is a language that one learn first; one identifies with or is identified as a native speaker by others; one knows best, and or one uses most.

Ref: UNESCO 2003, education in multilingual world, pg. 15.