ESL-7100: Second Language Foundations

Sun, Y. (2019). An analysis on the factors affecting second language acquisition and its implications for teaching and learning. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 5.
This study discusses the factors affecting second language acquisition. Read pages 1018-1022.

Siti Khasinah. (2014). Factors influencing second language acquisition. Englisia, 1(2).
In this paper, the authors discuss motivation, attitude, age, intelligence, aptitude, cognitive style, and personality are considered as factors that greatly influence someone in the process of his or her second language acquisition. Read pages 256-269.

Nacamulli, M. (n.d.). The benefits of a bilingual brain.
In this presentation, the author discusses how knowing more than one language may in the long run keep your brain healthy, complex, and actively engaged which maybe the key to brain engagement as you age.

Woumans, E., Ameloot, S., Keuleers, E., & Van Assche, E. (2019). The relationship between second language acquisition and nonverbal cognitive abilities. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(7), 1169–1177.
In this study, the authors discuss the progress of 40 children when they first started to acquire a second language implicitly through immersion. The study included measures of intelligence, cognitive control, and language skills in acquiring a second language. Read pages 1169-1177.

Manasia, M. G. (2020). Understanding the factors influencing second language acquisition. Annals of the Constantin Brancusi University of Targu Jiu. Letters and Social Sciences Series, 2020(1).
This paper defines second language acquisition and provides context to support second language acquisition in the classroom. Read pages 21-28.

Javadi, Y., & Kazemirad, F. (2020). Usage-based approaches to second language acquisition: Cognitive and social aspects. Journal of Language Teaching & Research, 11(3), 473–479.
This article presents some of the theories and usage-based practices in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA). This article presents some of the theories and usage-based practices in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA).