UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Summary/Abstract: THE PRESENT PAPER SEEKS TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. TO UNDERSTAND THESE FACTORS, THE ARTICLE WILL FIRST DEFINE WHAT IS MEANT BY A SECOND LANGUAGE, AND SECONDLY, EXPLORE THE PROCESS OF ITS ACQUISITION. IT WILL ULTIMATELY EXPLAIN THE CRITICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUIRING A SECOND LANGUAGE AND CATEGORIZE THE DISTINCT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ITS ACQUISITION. THE CLASSIFICATION WILL COMPRISE OF INTERNAL, EXTERNAL, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL, FACTORS. THE EXTERNAL FACTORS DISCUSSED WILL INCLUDE INPUT, INTERACTION, SOCIAL CLASS, SOCIAL FACTORS, AND SOCIAL SETTING. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SHARED FACTORS OF ETHNICITY, GENDER, SOCIAL CLASS AND SETTING, INPUT ROLES, AND INTERACTION WILL BE CONSIDERED. THE INTERNAL FACTORS EXPLAINED IN THE PAPER ARE FACTORS RELATED TO MENTAL AGILITY THAT CONSIDER THE EFFECT OF THE LEARNER’S EXISTING FIRST LANGUAGE. FINALLY, INDIVIDUAL FACTORS WILL INCLUDE THE PERSONALITY OF THE LEARNER, AGE, EXPERIENCE, AND COGNITION. ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL BE ELUCIDATED. THE PAPER WILL REVIEW STUDIES CONDUCTED PREVIOUSLY BY AUTHORS SEEKING TO EXAMINE THE PERSPECTIVE OFFERED IN A BID TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ACQUISITION OF A SECOND LANGUAGE. IT WILL SEEK TO IDENTIFY KEY CONCEPTS, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE THEME OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND THE ROLE OF THE INFLUENCING FACTORS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO OFFER NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORIES AND REVIEWS ALREADY DONE, AS WELL AS HYPOTHESES, AS FAR AS UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE ACQUISITION OF A SECOND LANGUAGE ARE CONCERNED.

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