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Social Contexts of SLA - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Interpersonal Interaction: Mental functions beyond a learner's current level must be performed in collaboration with more capable others before they can be acquired independently. One way the help the learner is thru scaffolding (Zone of Proximal Development)**. After receiving assistance they will be able to use that linguistic element independently.
      - Intrapersonal Interaction: Communication that occurs wtihin one's own mindP
        
        Private speech: like children's Self Talk but not audible
        
        **Private Writing: note-taking, journaling, highlighting or underlining,
- - - - Additive Bilingualism: SLA doesn't threaten L1 identify and competency (Americans learning Spanish)
      - Subtractive Bilingualism: SLA threatens L1 identify and competency (Spanish speakers in US learning English)