The 9 Essential Terms of Second Language Acquisition | Science Behind Language Learning

Looking forward to more adventures in Second Language Acquisition (SLA), but don’t quite know where to start? Have no fear! In this video, your guide Kaitlyn Tagarelli (Linguist, PhD), will walk you through the 9 essential terms that you'll need to take with you on your journey into the world of SLA. Some of these terms might not be new to you, but we suspect that the way linguists use them, might be!

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Wondering what languages were used in today’s episode?
Italian | Ciao can mean both “hello” and “goodbye”
Japanese | こんにちは (konnichiwa) and じゃあ、また (jaa, mata) mean “hello” and “see you later”
Interested in learning Italian or Japanese, or one of the other 70+ languages that the Mango app offers? Click here to learn more! https://mangolanguages.com/app

Kaitlyn Tagarelli (PhD, Georgetown University) is a Linguist and the Head of Research at Mango Languages. She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Georgetown University, specializing in how the mind and brain learn languages. Aside from geeking out about all things neuroscience and linguistics, she loves hanging out with her family at their Connecticut home, trying to convince them to speak French with her.

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