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Acculturation Theory
distance)
In a negative social situation, the learner will
receive little input in the second language and vice
versa.
In a negative psychological situation, the learner
will fail to utilize available input and vice versa.
In Schumanns model (1978), acculturation is the
causal variable in the L2 learning process.
According to Schumann, the early stages of L2
acquisition are characterized by the same processes
that are responsible for the formation of pidgin
languages.