Fundamentals of Second Language Acquisition: A Crash Course (READ NOTES)

Learn the fundamental principles of second language acquisition in 60 minutes. I gave this talk to a group of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher trainees in October, 2023.

I use easy English to explain the basic principles of good second language teaching. I discuss Krashen's 5 Hypotheses and some applications of those principles.

Note that since this was recorded on Skype, there were participants showing on the screen. I have placed an image of the talk's title over the participant images, since I did not have their explicit permission for inclusion in the video.

This video is ideal for EFL/ESL teacher trainees whose first language is not English, but I hope will be of use to any beginning second language teacher.

h/t to Dr. Stephen Krashen for most of the content of this talk, include all the best examples (the bad jokes are my own).

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**NB: There is a mistake in my Spanish at around the 00:47 minute mark which is a good illustration of acquisition versus learning and the Natural Order Hypothesis. I say "*un mano" (one hand)" instead of "una mano." Even though I've been a Spanish speaker for many years (as a second language), I still make occasional mistakes in gender! Gender acquisition may be "late acquired" in Spanish, like third-person singular -s in English (or I had too much coffee before the talk).