be able to follow lectures and understand oral explanations.

have good memory capacity in order to carry out the information.

Comprised of 5 components

• sounds, word formation, syntax, pragmatics, and vocabulary.

• These 5 components can make it hard for students to learn the language because of the rules each has.

Can be speech delay, hearing, neurological disorder, vision impairment

These factors can affect language acquisition and cause them to be delayed.

Anxiety

low confidence

no self esteem

attitude

If a student does not have enough grammatical pattern drills and or repetition they would struggle more than a student who did have that. That is why social interactions is important because they get to hear some words over and over and they remember them.

Politics affect language acquisition because if a law passes that only one language is recognized, it would be a disadvantage to many students. That it why it is important to value multilingual learners home language and culture to facilitate positive feelings about school and learning