This chapter will focus on the main terms and concepts regarding second language acquisition based on TV series "Lost", considering in particular two Korean survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, Jin and Sun. The only survivors of the crash who seemingly do not speak English at all, Jin and Sun embark on their post-crash life limited to communicating only with each other. Throughout the series, however, Jin and Sun are shown at various stages of learning and using English as a second language, and by the end of the series, both characters speak English proficiently. The chapter takes a closer look at how their processes of learning English as a second language are represented in Lost.
Lost and language found
FIORENTINI, ILARIA
2016
Abstract
This chapter will focus on the main terms and concepts regarding second language acquisition based on TV series "Lost", considering in particular two Korean survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, Jin and Sun. The only survivors of the crash who seemingly do not speak English at all, Jin and Sun embark on their post-crash life limited to communicating only with each other. Throughout the series, however, Jin and Sun are shown at various stages of learning and using English as a second language, and by the end of the series, both characters speak English proficiently. The chapter takes a closer look at how their processes of learning English as a second language are represented in Lost.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
