Stages of Second Language Acquisition
The process of learning a second language can be more difficult than learning the first. In the womb, the child begins to hear their native language. The second language can be acquired by listening to others and studying books. Like first language, second language also has stages.
The first stage called pre-production is where the learner begins to absorb the language. It is like an observation period where they watch and listen.
The next stage is early production. In this stage, the learner will begin to use words, but not sentences. They are beginning to understand what the words mean. Pictures are a great means to help gain understanding of words.
The third stage is named speech emergence. Sentences that are simple, but not necessarily are correct begin to emerge from the learner. Simple phrase may also be understood.
The fourth stage called intermediate fluency is where the learner really begins to emerge themselves into the new language. They are able to grasp the language enough to speak in longer sentences and understand information taught to them in the second language.
The final stage, advanced fluency is where the learner demonstrates the ability to speak and understand in the new language with very little difficulty and support.
The first stage called pre-production is where the learner begins to absorb the language. It is like an observation period where they watch and listen.
The next stage is early production. In this stage, the learner will begin to use words, but not sentences. They are beginning to understand what the words mean. Pictures are a great means to help gain understanding of words.
The third stage is named speech emergence. Sentences that are simple, but not necessarily are correct begin to emerge from the learner. Simple phrase may also be understood.
The fourth stage called intermediate fluency is where the learner really begins to emerge themselves into the new language. They are able to grasp the language enough to speak in longer sentences and understand information taught to them in the second language.
The final stage, advanced fluency is where the learner demonstrates the ability to speak and understand in the new language with very little difficulty and support.