Languages

Dakota, Amanda, and Tyler

CI 350

Definition

Language Acquisition - Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the

capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words

and sentences to communicate. Language acquisition is one of the quintessential human

traits, because nonhumans do not communicate by using language. ...

Importance

Languages are important for the 21st century because we live in a world where it’s more

common for everyone to speak different languages. As well as most world powers teach

English as a second language in school systems to students, which has shown better test

scores.

Learning Chinese in the 21ST CENTURY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SahzLfIRNU

Interactive Lesson: Duolingo

http://www.duolingo.com/

Duo Lingo is a free online Web 2.0 application that is accessible through Facebook and

other social media that teaches a variety of languages to students.

Works cited

"ACTFL." Language Learning in the 21st Century. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.

<http://www.actfl.org/about-the-american-council-the-teaching-foreign-

languages/resources/language-learning-the-21st>.

"Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free."

Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2013. <http://www.duolingo.com/>.

"Language Acquisition." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Nov. 2013. Web. 4 Dec.

2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Acquisition>.