Second Language Acquisition Principles (Part 1)

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This video covers principles of second language acquisition within content-based instruction (which is teaching content to students in a language that the students are still learning). The contents of the video are:

0:00 Introduction
0:22 Difference between the terms “learning” and “acquisition”
2:18 Young learners compared to other language learners
2:45 Necessary elements for second language (L2) acquisition: Extensive exposure
3:16 Necessary elements, continued: Interaction, feedback, and the negotiation of meaning
4:12 Why content-based instruction (CBI) is a particularly good platform for second language acquisition
5:02 Errors are a necessary part of second language acquisition
5:48 The affective filter and its relation to error correction
6:21 Explicit correction and fossilization
7:52 Teacher talk: Simplification and elaboration
8:36 References

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