language+acquisition

**APPROACHES, METHODS, STRATEGIES** //Language Acquisition//

 Adults and children do not learn languages in the same way. The following is my response to an article on this topic. 

Adult L2 Learning versus Child L1 Learning 

Some explicit language learning is useful for adults, but teachers should focus on creating opportunities for language acquisition. This assignment, in which I interviewed an adult about his first and second language learning experiences, illustrates this point. 

Acquisition versus Learning 

 This exercise required me to put four levels of language proficiency into [|Jim Cummin's Quadrants].  It also illustrates the stages of second language proficiency. 

Levels of Language Proficiency