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  • Devised in the early 1900s by Ferdinand de Saussure. 
  • Language components are connected to one another and get their meaning from that relationship.
  • To fully understand language, one must understand its structures.
  • Parts of language work collaboratively in order for it to make sense because they are interrelated. 
  • Parts have different meanings when in isolation.
  • E.g.: the girl walked to school rather than the girl school walked.
  • Implications: suited for early elementary learners
    • Relies on rote memory.
    • (Forstall, 2019)
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  • Introduced in the 1980s by Noam Chomsey.
  • two principles:
    • Speaker/hearers’ knowledge of language
    • knowledge goes beyond what the learner receives from input.
    • All languages have Universal Grammar (UG) in common.
    • Individuals have an innate ability from childhood for L1 UG.
    • Humans only build on that language knowledge and capacity from the input they receive.
  • Children have an innate ability to comprehend language unconsciously.
  • E.g.: Individuals with English in L1 may learn this sentence, “Mary lost the keys”. 
    • The Japanese language in L1 will hear the same sentence as “Mary keys lost”.
  • Implications: whether individuals continue to have these innate abilities in SLA after childhood.
    • (Saville-Troike & Barto, 2017)

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  • Devised in the 1950s by M. A. K. Halliday.
  • Differs from Structural Linguistics: 
    • Focuses more on communication rather than sets language rules.
    • Emphasis on real situations and performances. 
    • SLA occurs when L2 communication abilities develop. 
    • Views SLA as adding meaning to what has already been acquired in L1.
  • Some approaches include: 
    • Systemic Linguistics: Language can only be studied in social contexts. 
    • Functional Typology: Individuals essentially learn meaning rather than language structures. 
    • (Saville-Troike & Barto, 2017)


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    Shameem, T. (2018, September 26). Ferdinand de Saussure quick facts. Tanvir’s Blog. https://tanvirdhaka.blogspot.com/2018/09/ferdinand-de-saussure-quick-facts.html. 

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    Saville-Troike, M. and Barto, K. (2017). Introducing second language acquisition (Third Edition). Cambridge University Press.


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