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Dreamygirl Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Acquisition and Learning

hi everyone

how r u doin ?

I wanna 2 know what is the difference between

Language acquisition and Language Learning

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Among second language teachers, the term "acquisition" is preferred. ) language. Lay people make no such distinction usually.

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  • Among second language teachers, the term "acquisition" is preferred.
  • ) language.
  • Lay people make no such distinction usually.
  • A person learns things like vocabulary and grammar patterns, but until language is usuable for communication, it is not acquired.
  • Many people just seem to "pick up" a language, much as they did their native language.
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Among second language teachers, the term "acquisition" is preferred. That refers to what a human brain does while attaining the second (or third, etc.) language. Lay people make no such distinction usually. A person learns things like vocabulary and grammar patterns, but until language is usuable for communication, it is not acquired. Many people just seem to "pick up" a language, much as they di
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Hi Dreamygirl. Please use real words when posting here on English Forums. I volunteer here because I love the English language. "how r u doin" makes my head hurt!!
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