Native and second language brain zones: how do they work and where are they located? by Mariela Del Cid https://padlet.com/mldc0318/udwlqlw38ibt647u Physiclinguistics Class. M. Ed. Ruth Mendoza en-us 2020-07-03 23:51:47 UTC 2020-07-04 00:00:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e0.png Functional imaging of the brain revealed that activated brain parts are different between native and non-native speakers. The superior temporal gyrus is an important brain region involved in language learning. For a native speaker this part is responsible for automated processing of lexical retrieval and the build of phrase structure. In native speakers this zone is much more activated than in non-native ones.The brain of a second language learner is forced to use more resources to decode a foreign or a second language speech. In this situation, the inferior frontal gyrus is activated to cope with the new language and try to identify the meaning of words and sentences.Language acquisition is a long-term process by which information are stored in the brain unconsciously making them appropriate to oral and written usage. In contrast, language learning is a conscious process of knowledge acquisition that needs supervision and control by the person.A native user of a language barely uses conscious processes to communicate making the expression of ideas fluent and coherent. On the other hand, to produce a phrase in a foreign language, firstly the unconscious process is triggered and then the conscious mechanisms are used to correct and adapt the sentence. It is clear that the conscious processing of a language materials is effort- and time-consuming and needs to be triggered by the person. As a result, it is much harder for a non-native speaker to reach a level of fluency equal to a native language speaker. mldc0318 https://padlet.com/mldc0318/udwlqlw38ibt647u/wish/647173360 2020-07-03 23:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mldc0318/udwlqlw38ibt647u/wish/647173360