Second Language Learning

Summary:

According to Mitchell and Myles, the writter talk about the definition of the second language(l2) learners, which show us that l2 learners have alreay learned their birth language before they learn the second one, can be separated into formal learning style and informal learning style. L2 learners can learn their second language in various ways and also can use their second language in different places. Most second language learners prefer to choose english to be their second language because english is more popular than others. Moreover, the author talked about the learner as language processor. The mental system decide who can be a successful learner no matter learner get information from society or school. There were some critical opinions which discuss about language between young L2 learners and old L2 learners. Although L2 learners study Ls in the same way, they may have different results because they have different persinalities. There are two important aspects such as the cognitive and the affective. congnitive factors are intelligence, language optitude and language strategies. Intelligence would help learners be to a successful language learner, at least in school or formal learning style. Language optitude was different from intelligence. There was a test regarding the language aptitude. Learners who ues some strategies is better than others although there are many different strategies between the learners. Affective facotors are language attitude, motivation and language anxiety. the possitive language attitude can make L2 learners become a good language learners. Motivation was a complicated system that can separate in some ways such as hoping to learn, taking a lot of efforts and correct attitude. Language anxiety was a negative aspect for learning L2 because language anxiety can make learners to be more nervous and shy. Moreover, the learner as social being was a big part for L2 learners as same as the learner as language processor. (Mitchell & Mules , pp. 17-20)

Personal Response:

Your perspective on the theories. to what extent to do agree or disagree with the scholars' views about learning language and a language learner. you can in corporate your own experience of learning language! ( one paragraph only)