Second Language Learning - (Mitchell & Myles, pp. 17-20)

Summary:

Linguists and psycholinguists have a research that excludes a child who is exposed to more than one language from birth. The research identifies second-language learners and shows the development route of learners which relates to 2 factors; cognitive and affective (emotional). First, learners are above average on formal measures of intelligence and/or general academic attainment which correlate with achievement in a second language. Second, learners have more individual motivation to achieve the particular goal and devote their effort to reach this goal; moreover, satisfy the activities to achieve the goal. Furthermore, there are 2 major differences between 2 factors of learning process of individual learner are; socially constructed elements of learner and, relationship with learning; and relationship between the individual learner and social context of learning.

(Mitchell & Myles, pp. 17-20)


Personal Response:

Everyone has both factors on himself/herself, but which factor is more effective than other one. Someone could be more effective in cognitive factor which their learning ability could be faster and don’t put their much afford on learning. Meanwhile, other could motivate himself and has good anxiety on second language learning. They could achieve this goal as well.