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A Natural Approach to Second Language Acquisition and Learning.

Tracy D. Terrell
- 01 Nov 1977 - 
- Vol. 61, Iss: 7, pp 325-337
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This article is published in The Modern Language Journal.The article was published on 1977-11-01. It has received 237 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Comprehension approach & Natural approach.

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Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition

TL;DR: It is concluded that language acquisition occurs best when language is used for the purpose for which it was designed: communication.
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Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning

TL;DR: The Monitor Theory of adult second language acquisition as mentioned in this paper has been widely used in the field of language acquisition and has been applied to a wide range of domains, e.g., first and second language learning.
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Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching

TL;DR: This book introduces teachers to the Internet and provides a collection of activities for classroom use and gives clear guidance on the practicalities of using the Internet as a resource and classroom tool.
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Input, interaction, and second language acquisition

TL;DR: This paper explored the possibility that a distinction between input to and interaction with the NNS is important both theoretically, in order better to understand the second-language acquisition (SLA) process, and in practice, when considering what is necessary and efficient in SL instruction.
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Examination of Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope's Construct of Foreign Language Anxiety: The Case of Students of Japanese

TL;DR: This article used Horwitz, Horwitz and Cope's theoretical model of foreign language anxiety as a research framework for Japanese language learning and found that language anxiety is related to Japanese learners.
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The Biological Foundations of Language

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The significance of learner's errors

TL;DR: In this article, a discussion on the relation between Papprentissage of a deuxieme langue and its adaptation to a new one is presented. But the focus of the discussion is on the difference between the two processes.