INTERLANGUAGE
Ellis, Rod. 2003. Second Language
Acquistion. Oxford: Oxford University
Press. Chapter 3. Pp. 31-35.
Presented by:
Mochamad Rizqi A. P.
2. Niken Larasati Wening
3. Shinta Devi B.
4. Uli Fauziyah Miatin
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English Education
Semarang State University
2012
Definition of Interlanguage
A mental system that develops
in learning second language for
the learners
Theories of Interlanguage
1
Behaviorist Learning Theory
2
Mentalist Theory of Language
Learning
Behaviorist Learning Theory
habit
Create
Own
Rules
Learners
Respond
&
Stimulus
Output ≠
Input
1.
Habit has a big role in learning second
language
2.
Habit is a respond of the stimuli to the
environment around the learner
Mentalist Theory of Language Learning
Primary
Determinant
Input
=
Trigger
Language
Acquisition
Device
Human
Being
 Language can be learned only by human being
 Human has a “language acquisition device” faculty
that help them to learn the new language.
 The faculty is the main factor in language
acquisition.
 Input is the “trigger” to operate the language
acquisition device
Interlanguage
The learners produce a
mental grammar.
The mental grammar can be influenced from
inside (from the learners themselves, eg : error,
mistakes) and from outside (environment).
The learners grammar changes
depend on the knowledge the learners
have achieved.
The system learners construct contain variable
rules
The learners create their own stategy
The learners’ grammar is likely to fossilize
A Computational Model of L2 Acquisition
Human mind is like computer
Input
Intake
L2 knowledge
Black Box
Output
1.
2.
3.
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6.
The learner is trying to get the knowledge (input).
The part of the input is stored in short-term
memory, refered to intake.
Some of the intake is stored in long term memory
as L2 knowledge.
The place where the intake and L2 are processed
called black box of the learner’s mind.
In the black box, the learner’s interlanguage is
constructed.
L2 knowledge is used by the learner (output).
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