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social science subjects > linguistics > applied linguistics > language acquisition > second-language acquisition
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > diversity in education > language diversity > second-language acquisition
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > curriculum and instruction > bilingual education > languages and linguistics > second-language acquisition

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second-language acquisition  

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  • Second-language acquisition (SLA) is the process by which people learn languages in addition to their native tongue(s). The language to be learned is often referred to as the second or target language (L2). [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Second-Language Acquisition]

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