Second Language Acquisition
Lecture #7: Theories of Second Language Learning
Summary & Conclusions
DON PECKHAM
UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED – DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH L ANGUAGE
Theories of Second Language Learning
• Older theories: behaviorism
Popular, but not good enough
• Innatist theories: universal grammar and Krashen
The source of key concepts
• Cognitive theories
Cutting edge concepts
• Sociocultural theories
Learning in social context
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Theories of Second Language Learning
• Older theories: behaviorism
Popular but not good enough
• Innatist theories: universal grammar and Krashen
The source of key concepts
• Cognitive theories
Cutting edge concepts
• Sociocultural theories
Theories of Second Language Learning
• Older theories: behaviorism
Popular but not good enough
• Innatist theories: universal grammar and Krashen
The source of key concepts
• Cognitive theories
Cutting edge concepts
• Sociocultural theories
Learning in social context
4
Theories of Second Language Learning
• Older theories: behaviorism
Popular but not good enough
• Innatist theories: universal grammar and Krashen
The source of key concepts
• Cognitive theories
Cutting edge concepts
• Sociocultural theories
This teaching material has been made at the University of Szeged, and supported by the
European Union.
Project identity number: EFOP-3.4.3-16-2016-00014
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