Unit 12 - Differences between L1 and L2

Differences between L1 and L2


This TKT chapter taught me the difference between learner that acquire the language as a first language and those who acquire it as a second language which can be difficult according to ages, ways of learning and the context they are learning in. For example in when learning L1 learning starts at early ages and continues until the person has reached the adolescence, also they learn the language at the same time as the cognitive skills that help them to develop understanding, to add a characteristics they are motivated when they talk and interact because they are expose to the language every day and they are hardly ever corrected because that is they mother tongue. In contrast learning the L2 is most complicated because it usually stats at school and continues until adulthood, learners show have their cognitive skills developed when they are adults so it is a long process, also learners a less motivated because they focus on form and It is not fun and spontaneously and finally they need controlled practices an activities to pick the language up correctly, so in conclusion learning L1 is easier because is our own environment and we have time to learn but L2 is more difficult because there are patterns to follow in order to learn.

In order to apply this in my classes I will be conscious that my  students are learning a second language, consequently they need all the support from the teachers with activities to motivate and help them acquire the language and develop critical thinking in a new language which is difficult but not impossible because we just have to provide all the material, vocabulary and confidence to the learner to start picking and then producing the language

References
PowerShow,. (2014). Convergences between L1 and L2'. Retrieved 26 November 2014, from http://www.powershow.com/view/12b539-N2FhN/Convergences_between_L1_and_L2_

Homepage.ntlworld.com,. (2014). Comparing First and Second Language Acquisition by Vivian Cook. Retrieved 26 November 2014, from http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vivian.c/SLA/L1%

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