Question

What is / are the main stage/s of normal language acquisition ?

1. The bubbling stage
2. One-word stage
3. Two-word stage
4. Telegraphic stage

• A. i, ii
• B. ii, iv
• C. i only
• D. All of these

Answer 1

Answer:

D. All of these

• There are four main stages of normal language acquisition :

1. 1. The babbling stage
   2. The Holophrastic or one word stage
   3. The two word stage 
   4. The telegraphic stage
      
      

• This stages can be broken down even more into these smaller stages :
  • Pre Production
  • Early Production
  • Speech Emergence
  • Beginning Fluency
  • Intermediate Fluency
  • Advanced Fluency

 

• Students learning a second language move through five predictable stages (Krashen & Terrell, 1983) : 
  1. Pre Production
  2. Early Production
  3. Speech Emergence
  4. Intermediate Fluency
  5. Advanced Fluency