1. SLA Related Disciplines: Different Types of Language Acquisitions 10-0306Roger Gass, S. M., & Selinker, L. (2008). Second language acquisition: An introductory course (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.

2. L1 Acquisition n Difference b/w L1 and L2 acquisition n Process of developing L1 –Smiling and Cooing –Babbling –Word Stage –Sounds and Pronunciation –Syntax –Morphology

3. L1 Acquisition n Babbling –What is babbling? (baba, dada, mama) –Meaning attached? (see Figure 2.3-2.5) –Intonation means everything –How can parents tell their infants ’ needs? n Words –One-Word Stage –Two-Word Stage –Overextend vs. Underuse meaning (p. 34) –How did your kids learn Chinese as L1?

4. L1 Acquisition n Sounds and Pronunciation –Hearing vs. Being able to Pronounce (ex. p.34) –What about Chinese as L1? n Syntax (about 2 yrs old) –Content Words vs. Function Words –Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) (see Table 2.2) n Morphology –Morpheme order in kids’ speech (see Table 2.3) –Wh-words (Foster-Cohen, 1999) and no (Clark & Clark, 1977; Foss & Hakes, 1978) come first –Overgeneralization –Overview on p. 37

5. Bilingual Acquisition n What’s the difference between SLA and Bilingual Acquisition? (see Table 2.1) n Code Switching b/w languages n Strengths of being a bilingual (vs. monolingual) –Sensitive to communicative needs –Cognitive advantages –Greater grammar and meaning sense

6. Heritage Language Acquisition n What is Heritage Language? n How does it differ from SLA? –Not one’s primary Lang (Polinsky, in press) –Lang used at home (Valdes, 2001b) –Lang hasn’t been completely acquired (Polinsky, in press) –HSpers are usually dominant in the SL. –HSpers have subtly different knowledge from L2 Lers of that Lang.

7. L3 Acquisition / Multilingualism n What is Third Language Acquisition (L3)? n Is it different from SLA? n Is it different from HLA? n What is lingua franca? Does it occur when you are speaking a L2 or L3?

8. Discussions Questions on p. 37 2457