Stages of Second Language Acquisition and Tiered Questions Prompts
Stages of second language acquisition, characteristics of the student, approximate age of the specific language acquisition, and sample tiered questions prompts
Stage |
Characteristics of |
Approximate age of specific language acquisition |
Sample tiered question prompts |
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Preproduction |
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0 - 6 months |
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Early Production |
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6 months - 1 year |
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Speech Emergence |
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1 - 3 years |
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Intermediate Fluency |
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3 - 5 years |
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Advanced Fluency |
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5 - 7 years |
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Source: Adapted from Krashen and Terrell (1983)