Language Acquisitions Theories
After doing this week’s readings and viewing the video lecture by
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTsduRreug (video)
Dr. Krashen, answer the following questions:
● Discuss 1 theory of second language acquisition that make the most sense to you.
Describe the theory and explain how you would apply the primary concepts of that
theory to your own teaching.
● Describe what a classroom that is student-centered and addresses the needs of all
learners, including EL students, looks like . What would be the teacher’s role(s) and what would be the students’ role(s) in that classroom? What kinds of activities would the students be engaged in as they learned the content and met the ELD standards? Be sure to refer to 1-2 specific ELD standards in your response.