Blending Spaces

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Second language learning is a broader concept than foreign language learning. The term second language refers to a language that a person learns in addition to his or her first language (even if it is his or her third, fourth, etc. language). Second language acquisition refers typically to informal learning situations, for instance, Polish immigrants to the UK learning English, but can also refer to formal learning in classroom situations in any country. Foreign language learning refers to the process of learning the language indigenous to another country (not normally spoken in the country where the learner is situated) in a formal pedagogic context, for instance, German as a school subject in Ireland. The purposes of second language learning ...