Lexicon and Second Language Acquisition

Dear Students,

In your opinion, how is the development of lexicon, “the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.’ in L2 impacted or related to learner’s first language and culture? What role do form and meaning play in acquiring new lexicon?

What strategies do you and your students employ to acquire second language lexicon and what factors, in your opinion affect word learnability?

We look forward to your comments.

Beyond the Domain of Language

We discussed last week factors beyond the language domain in second language acquisition including personal and cultural factors. It was apparent from the discussion that we all experienced these factors to a certain degree while learning or teaching second language.

In your opinion, how did "affect", "aptitude", "motivations", "social distance", "personality and learning styles", and "learning strategies" impact second language acquisition.

We look forward to reading your comments.