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Interlanguage 1) Behaviorist learning theory 2) A mentalist of language learning In the 1960 and 1970 , a mentalist theory first language (L1) acquisition emerged. According to this theory: (1) Only human beings are capable of learning language. (2) The human mind is equipped with a faculty for learning language, referred to as a Language Acquisition Device. This is separate from the faculties responsible for other kinds of cognitive activity ( for example, logical reasoning). (3) This faculty is the primary determinant of language acquisition (4) Input is needed, but only to trigger the operation of the language acquisition device. The conception of interlanguage drew directly on these mentalist views of L1 acquisition. 3) Whats interlanguage? The term interlanguage was coined by the American linguist, Larry Selinker, in recognition of the fact that L2 learners construct a linguistic system that draws, in part, on the learners L1 but it also different from it and also from the target language. A learners interlanguage is, therefore, a unique linguistic system. The concept of interlanguage involves the following premises about L2 acquisition: (1) The learner constructs a system of abstract linguistic rules which underlies comprehension and production of the L2. This system of rules is viewed as a mental grammar and is referred to as an interlanguage. (2) The learners grammar is permeable. (3) The learners grammar is transitional. (4) Some researchers have claimed that the systems learners construct contain variable rules. (5) Learners employ various learning strategies to develop their interlanguages. (6) The learners grammar is likely to fossilize. 4)A computational model of L2 acquisitionInput intakeL2 knowledge output
These six concepts are show how the second language take place in the learners mind, but these doesnt really explain what takes place in the learners brain. The concepts integrate both mentalist theories of linguistics and elements from cognitive psychology. D. A computational model of L2 acquisition Researchers argue that humans mind is like computer and the Interlanguage happens just like the process in the computer. Here is the computetational model of L2 acquisition: Input intakes L2 knowledge Output First, the input is taken to the short term memory and some of the intake is taken to long term memory. Second, the intake and the knowledge are blend together in the black box. Third, the result is the output. The basic model of second language acquisition can be elaborated in some ways. For example : add some additional information to give more specific process inside the brain, like environment in between input and intakes to explain that environment has a part in giving input.