30 Questions
Accommodation Theory suggests that native speakers tend to complicate their language when speaking to an L2 learner.
False
L2 learners require the same variety of the target language regardless of their friends.
False
Behaviorist learning theories consider comprehensible input as necessary and sufficient for SLA.
False
Input is considered as 'data' for innate linguistic and/or cognitive processes in social approaches.
True
Interaction is not necessary for the development of advanced levels of L2 proficiency.
False
Input and interaction are only considered in linguistic approaches to SLA.
False
Intake is the same as input in the IP framework.
False
Social approaches consider input as only necessary for the initial stages of language processing.
False
Native speakers tend to change their pronunciation and grammatical complexity to sound more like L2 learners.
False
Accommodation Theory is a social approach to SLA.
True
What do native speakers tend to do when speaking to an L2 learner who is not fluent?
simplify their language
Why might an L2 learner require different varieties of the target language?
because they have different friends
What role do followers of Krashen's Monitor Model think input plays in SLA?
input is necessary and sufficient
In the IP framework, what is the difference between input and intake?
intake is input that is attended to
What do social approaches consider the role of interaction to be in SLA?
helpful and perhaps necessary for advanced L2 proficiency
How do behaviorist learning theories view input and feedback?
as necessary stimuli and feedback that learners respond to and imitate
What do some researchers in social approaches claim about the role of input in SLA?
it determines what features of language are learned and how
What do some social approaches consider input to be?
data for linguistic and/or cognitive processes
Why do native speakers change their pronunciation and grammatical complexity when speaking to L2 learners?
to sound more like the L2 learner
How do native speakers accommodate their language when speaking to L2 learners?
by changing their pronunciation and grammatical complexity
What type of variation in learners' language is of particular interest from a linguistic and psychological perspective?
Variation that occurs in learners' language as they develop increasing competence over a period of time
What is the term for the features of situation and interaction that relate to communicative events?
Microsocial contexts
What is the purpose of Accommodation Theory in the context of microsocial contexts?
To study the effect of microsocial contexts on language production and interpretation
What type of variation in language is of more interest from a social perspective?
Variation that occurs in different contexts at a single point in time
What is the term for the different varieties of language that learners may require in different contexts?
Linguistic register
What is the relationship between variation in language and social context?
Variation in language correlates with differences in social context
What is the focus of research on the effect of microsocial contexts?
How language is produced, interpreted, and negotiated in different social contexts
What is the significance of understanding microsocial contexts in language development?
It helps to understand how language is adapted and negotiated in different social contexts
What is the relationship between linguistic and psychological perspectives on language development?
They are both concerned with understanding language development as a continuum
What is the significance of understanding language variation in different contexts?
It helps to understand how language is used in different social contexts and how it adapts to those contexts
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