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From first paragraph “Language acquisition has been described as a subconscious process, taking place informally in the context of functional language use. Hence, language acquirers are not usually aware of the fact they are learning language. It has been argued that a similar subconscious process occurs when a person is acquiring competence in a second language. Children develop in a second language by focusing on the meaning, not on the form or grammar, of the message. Thus, according to one theory, they acquire the second language by understanding messages or by receiving ”comprehensible input.“ Stimulated just by exposure to oral and written language in and out of school, children are thought to acquire language and literacy incidentally without formal instruction, using the language they already know and cues from their environment.” |
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