ACCULTURATION MODEL.DOCS-9_compressed-1.pdf
- 2. Acculturation model is a theory proposed by John Schumann to describe the acquisition process of a second language (L2)by members the of immigrant,migrants workers or the children of a group is the exchange of cultural features when two or more diffirent cultures come in contacts or in continuous contact but still remains dictict to each other
- 3. Acculturation model social factors may either inhibit or promote contact between second language group (2LL group) and the target language group (TL group) Assumption: the greater the social distance between the two groups, the more difficult it is for members of 2LL group to acquire the language of the TL group
- 4. the degree of a learner’s success in second language (L2) acquisition depends upon the learner’s degree of acculturation Schumann argues that Second Language Acquisition(SLA) is jut one aspect of acculturation along with many others Acculturation, according to Schumann that the social and psychological factors influence the acculturation process and the second language learning. Schumann theory
- 5. two main variables that account for differences in the way language learners approach and acquire language, TWO FACTORS -SOCIAL DISTANCE -PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE
- 6. Integration Patterns Assimilative learners- give up native language values and lifestyles Preservative learners- keep native language values and lifestyles Adaptive learner- become bicultural and switch depending on the group Characteristics of Social Distance
- 7. Enclosure When groups share social facilities,enclosure is low.This supports language learning. Intended Length of Residency Length of time a learner plans to stay in the country and the permanency of residency in the country impact motivation to learn a new language. Characteristics of Social Distance
- 8. Social Dominance Patterns The native language learners' reference group an be superior, inferior, or equal in terms of politics, culture, technology, or economics. e.g., Spain is more dominant than China. Characteristics of Social Distance
- 9. Cohesiveness A intergroup contact in the native language community with few contact outside the community. Size The size of the native language community may impact L2 learning Cultural Congruence The similarity and harmony between the cultures impact second language learning. Attitudes The feelings of the reference groups toward each other impact language learning Characteristics of Social Distance
- 10. Characteristics of Psychological Distance . Language Shock described it as learner’s fear that he will appear comic when he tries to speak to the TL.The less language shock the learner experiences, the more probable it is that he will learn to speak the TL.
- 11. Characteristics of Psychological Distance . Culture Shock anxiety resulting from disorientation encountered upon entering a new culture.individual rejection of himself and his culture, even the people of his host country.
- 12. Characteristics of Psychological Distance . Motivation learner’s reason for trying to learn the target language.
- 13. Characteristics of Psychological Distance . Ego Permeability language ego boundaries are permeable but later they become fixed and rigid. This rigidity is equated with heightened levels of inhibition; when inhibition is lowered, ego permeability is enhanced resulting to learn the TL well.
- 14. Acculturation is The process of changing and assimilating into a different culture from the original one into which we were born Enculturation is the constant process of learning the behaviors, characteristics, and the norms of the culture that one belongs to Acculturation Enculturation
- 15. Maraming Salamat! Questions and discussions are now open.