sociological approach

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2. The idea of Sociological Approach
In late 1970s and early
1980s research attention
began to be given to the
social context of adult
SLA.
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3. This becomes known as
Acculturation/sociological
Approach
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4.  What is Acculturation?
Acculturation is the
process of becoming
adapted to the culture
of the new or second
language.
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5. Acculturation
A result of the social and
psychological distance
between the learner and the
native speakers of the L2.
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6. Social Distance
The learner believes that no need
to communicate with the L2
society. This will increase social
distance which will affect the
learner’s L2 to become simple
(simplified L2 grammar), sufficient
only for communicative success.
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7. Example of the simplification:
Omission of the morphological
inflections (-’s, -ing), function words
(determiners & auxiliaries), subordinate
clause, etc.:
* He run quickly
instead of
He is running
quickly.
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8. Example of the simplification:
*I’m come by bus.
*She very pretty
*They written good English
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9. Note….
- The more decreasing the social
distance between the learner
and native speakers of the L2,
the faster the development
towards the L2 norm.
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10.  Note….
- If the social distance fails to
decrease, the L2 learner’s
grammar will fossilize (that
is, his grammar becomes
simplified).
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11. Psychological Distance
It is a result of personal factors:
e.g. language shock, culture
stress, motivation, needs, etc.
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12. Note….
- When the psychological
distance is high, the learner
will fail to convert input into
intake (that is fail to get the
best of this input and make it
available any time the learner
calls).
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13. Pidgin Language
When there are hindrances
(difficulties) to acculturation, the
L2 learner will not make progress
beyond the early stages of
acquisition of the L2, and his
language will stay pidignized.
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14. Examples of pidgin
language:
* No have money
*When he come
here
* Jack book
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15. Note….
- Acculturation model for SLA
shows us why L2 learners often
fails to achieve native-like
competence
due to social and/or
psychological distance.
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