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First vs. Second Language Explained

The document discusses the differences between a first language and a second language. It states that a first language is acquired naturally from birth until around age 6 through immersion in one's home environment, while a second language is learned later in life through conscious effort and instruction. The document also explores debates around whether a second language can be acquired in the same way as a first language or if adults and children learn languages differently.

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First vs. Second Language Explained

The document discusses the differences between a first language and a second language. It states that a first language is acquired naturally from birth until around age 6 through immersion in one's home environment, while a second language is learned later in life through conscious effort and instruction. The document also explores debates around whether a second language can be acquired in the same way as a first language or if adults and children learn languages differently.

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First Language

vs
Second
Language

Mirjam Nilsson​​ 07/20/20XX


Knowledge Check:
Analyse the following statements whether you Agree/Disagree/Not Sure:
1. Your first language will be tattooed in your brain forever.
2. Your primary language is the language which you feel most comfortable expressing
yourself.
3. The first language of a person is his native language as well.
4. What we learn in school is usually the second language.
5. A second language may become a person’s first language.
6. Your first language is usually the language learned and spoke in the home.
7. A lot of people have English as their primary language because it is a global lingua
franca.
8. A person or community cannot choose his or her second language.
9. L1 is learned while L2 is acquired
10. A person can decide his first language.
2
First Language
Whatever the language used and learned by a person from birth
until the critical period is considered his/her first language. It is the
language used in the house. Therefore it is suffice to say that children
acquire/learn their first language from the people they were with from
birth until the critical period.

8/05/20XX 3
• Some children are left for care in the hands of the
grandparents or caretaker. By listening to their
language, the child effortlessly and naturally learns
with 100% proficiency within 6 years from birth.
• There is no alternative to the first language. A
person cannot decide his/her L1. It comes to
him/her as an inheritance, legacy, or birthright.
• L1 begins with telegraphic speech, for example,
Mommy milk, Daddy walk, No ball.
• L1 does not require conscious effort because the
acquisition process is subconscious.
8/05/20XX C O N F E R E N C E P R E S E N TAT I O N 4
Second Language

After learning the first


language (L1), a person
accommodates another language
usually learned afterwards. This
is referred to as the second
language (L2). In learning L2, it
takes effort and a conscious on
familiarizing with forms,
vocabulary, pronunciation,
functions, and rules of the
language.
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• Learning L2 is a personal choice. A
person or community can choose a
second language among other
languages and it is learned consciously
from guidance and instruction and
requires constant effort. A second
language is a new aspect of a person’s
life.

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Contoso’s technology helps people and
businesses communicate
efficiently through a virtual world.​

#1: You can learn a second


language the same way you
learned your first language.
DEBATE

7
Contoso’s technology helps people and
businesses communicate
efficiently through a virtual world.​

#2: Children are better at


learning languages than
adults.
DEBATE

8
Contoso’s technology helps people and
businesses communicate
efficiently through a virtual world.​

#3: Adults and children


learn a language the same
way.
DEBATE

9
You can never understand one language
until you understand at least two.”
Geoffrey Willans​

8/05/20XX C O N F E R E N C E P R E S E N TAT I O N 10
Group 4.
Choose one of the following researches about first language and second language. Discuss the article and
present/discuss your insights via reporting.

a. [Link]
b. [Link]
c. [Link]

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