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A Discussion of Output in Second Language Acquisition
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This paper investigates the issue of output which is one of the foremost concepts in the field of Linguistics and Language Education. Output, commonly seen as the language produced by learners, has been claimed as such a vital element in the process of language acquisition and also a topic of debates. Theories on output in language acquisition have been extensively investigated and proposed over the past years. Despite such acknowledgments of its importance, there are still controversies of whether an individual’s acquisition of a language can be measured by the output that he/she produces. Taking that concern as its aim, this paper briefly introduces the second language acquisition process and then narrows its focus to output in second language acquisition through reviewing highly recognised research of the discipline. The purpose of the paper is to (1) provide a more comprehensive definition of output, (2) examine its roles, and (3) challenge whether output can be seen as an evidence of language acquisition, which could be further implied in language education through assessing learners’ performances of the target language.
Từ khóa: output, evidence, language acquisition, theories
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