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Observation 2 : Language learning is mostly incidental

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Observation 2 : Language learning is mostly incidental

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Don't knock on all of the passive immersion that may arise from your second language that you are learning. Valuing the immersion and respecting the opportunities to interact with your target language further enhances it. Every little bit count! c:

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SLA Observation 4: Language built through predictable stages

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SLA Observation 4: Language built through predictable stages

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Language is built through time, repetition, and feedback.

Learner's output follows predictable paths, when you're a kid and you learn phrases such as "eat" to signify you want food. Some more stuff about want. Eventually, through time, repetition and feedback, you'll learn how to say "I want something to eat."

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SLA Observation 5: Second language learning is variable in its outcome.

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SLA Observation 5: Second language learning is variable in its outcome.

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Everyone learns at a different pace because we're all different. Don't compare yourself to your peers at DLI.

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Frequency has its limits:

Sometimes frequency alone won't help you learn a concept; you'll need to interact with it in a meaningful way before you learn it. In other words, you might need more than repetition for a concept to "click".

I would utilize this observation by employing various study techniques in regards to the concept. So not just flashcards, but also creating a story using this concept, or utilizing it in conversation.

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SLA Observation 6: Second Language Learning is variable across linguistic subsystems.

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SLA Observation 6: Second Language Learning is variable across linguistic subsystems.

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Languages have multiple unique and variable parts that a student should expect to learn at different rates. You'll likely struggle with some aspects and excel in others. Don't let the fact that some aspects of language acquisition come slower or harder than others deter you. Keep going and you'll get there in the end!

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Language acquisition requires meaningful usage outside the classroom. Successful learners must use language to accomplish authentic tasks.

With this in mind, I will look for opportunities to use language outside the classroom and consider how I can apply lessons from class into everyday life.

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SLA Observation 10: There are limits on the effects of output on SLA.

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SLA Observation 10: There are limits on the effects of output on SLA.

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Practice doesn't make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect.  Simply writing or speaking a lot doesn't make you good at a language, but may cement mistakes and misunderstandings.  Output that receives knowledgeable feedback corrects errors and reinforces proper understanding.

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Observation #3: Learners come to know more that what they have been exposed to in the input

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Observation #3: Learners come to know more that what they have been exposed to in the input

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The logical component of SLA acquisition observations that says our brains start making connections based on a concept of universal grammar. Our brains pickup unconsciously on certain aspects of languages. Similar how young children learn their first language's grammar structures without being directly taught.
For students this means even if you are strong on the context or implicit aspects, you still need to explore the explicit aspects but more importantly  it does not mean that you can not figure out something you directly have studied (given a certain level of input).

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SLA Observation 8: There are limits on the effect of a learner's first language on SLA.

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SLA Observation 8: There are limits on the effect of a learner's first language on SLA.

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Although your native language may impact your thought processes it does not impact your ability to learn another language to a large degree.

Now that I know that, I feel more confident about learning the language because I am not going to have a difficult time because of my native language.

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SLA Observation 1: Exposure to input is necessary for SLA.

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SLA Observation 1: Exposure to input is necessary for SLA.

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In order to learn a language, you need to hear, and see, and be surrounded by that language in a meaningful way, immersed in it even! If your environment is void of input, or limited in the variety of input, your ability to progress in the language will be limited.

Now that I know how important input is, I will make every effort to surround myself with opportunities to see, listen, and experience my target language - maybe by visiting a market where I can read labels, hear the spoken language, and hear music on the speakers. In my free time, I will watch movies or listen to podcasts in target language, but with intention so that input becomes intake. Overall, I will make receiving input a natural part of my every day life.