Factors Affecting Language Acquisition by Modessa Rodrigues

Political Factors

modalves1 — 2024-11-07 04:31:10 UTC

Political factors such as immigration status, laws and policies that relate to bilingualism and the effect of political events on language perception and usage. They decide which language will be the official language and so the minority languages take a backseat.

Physical Factors

modalves1 — 2024-11-07 04:37:23 UTC

Physical factors affect tremendously for language acquisition as it can impact language processing abilities as well as developmental delays such as speech production and comprehension. Some physical factors are health, no sleep, hearing ability, motor skills and time of day learning.

Sociocultural Factors

modalves1 — 2024-11-07 04:58:51 UTC

Sociocultural factors such as group factors, perceived status and values of the students regarding family and school can affect language acquisition. Also the attitude, being familiar with the education system and motivation can also play an important role.

Linguistic Factors

modalves1 — 2024-11-07 05:04:28 UTC

It is important to know the learners level of proficiency in their first language and how they feel about it. Are they excited to learn the second language? Learners are able to learn faster if there is some similarity between their first language and second language and they are motivated to learn it too.

Affective Factors

modalves1 — 2024-11-07 05:12:03 UTC

Affective factors include anxiety, self-esteem and motivation. Learners can feel anxious about learning a new language as they are afraid of failing and disappointing their family. It can affect them positively or negatively. The stress of wanted to be successful like the other kids can affect them negatively.

Cognitive Factors

modalves1 — 2024-11-07 05:18:56 UTC

Cognitive factors include memory, awareness, thought process and attention span. The learning styles of a learner can also influence how he learns, he may be a visual learner, auditory learner or kinesthetic learner. it is important to find out how do they best learn. Some students can learn any new language quickly.