ESSAY ON: Second Language Acquisition And Motivation

Number of Pages 19

This research paper: This 19 page paper discusses the factors that influence second language acquisition, emphasizing the role of motivation. The introduction provides an overview of first and second language acquisition and discusses the age controversy and Krashen's theory of second language acquisition. Contextual factors are discussed, including language status and language distance along with comments about Gardner's socio-educational model. A number of affective factors are reported, such as personality. Krashen's Affective Filter is discussed. Instrumental and integrative motivation are discussed as is the link between motivation and opportunity. Bibliography lists 9 sources.


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