TY - JFULL AU - Hamza M. A. Muftah PY - 2013/11/ TI - The Investigation of the Possible Connections between Acculturation and the Acquisition of a Second Language on Libyan Teenage Students T2 - International Journal of Cognitive and Language Sciences SP - 2804 EP - 2821 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/17305 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 82, 2013 N2 - The study investigates the possible connections between acculturation and the acquisition of a second language on Libyan teenage students in Australia. Specifically, the study examined how various socio-psychological variables influenced English oral proficiency (oral communicative competence and native-like pronunciation) of the participants. In addition, it looked at whether or not SLA affects acculturation towards the target language group. This is achieved by analysing data obtained from semi-structured interviews and oral proficiency interviews. The present study found a definite link between the students’ acculturation process and their oral communicative competence but not native-like pronunciation. The results also provided evidence that SLL process has an impact on integration into the host society as well as the acquisition of a second language culture. Yet, it did not draw a clear conclusion with respect to how such a process affects these aspects. ER -