Teaching foreign languages to children and native language acquisition Cover Image

Nauczanie dzieci języków obcych w kontekście akwizycji pierwszego języka
Teaching foreign languages to children and native language acquisition

Author(s): Piotr Garncarek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: language acquisition; everyday language; natural approach; bilingualism; multilingualism; glottodidactics

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the issues concerning native language acquisition and its influence on learning foreign languages. The article author presents theories defining the strategies of native language acquisition as well as their biological, social and communicative bases. He also discusses the difference between first and second language acquisition. Being aware of such a difference enables a teacher to design an efficient study programme.

  • Issue Year: 22/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 13-24
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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