acquisition
15
4.6
- noun
- /ˌakwəˈzɪʃən/
:
adquisición
- Studies that look more broadly at foreign language acquisition highlight several challenges that are applicable across areas.
- knowledge acquisition
- language acquisition
- skill acquisition
It should be about the acquisition of skill, the acquisition of strength.
- It should be about the acquisition of skill, the acquisition of strength.
- And he said he studied language acquisition in particular.
- And once you're in that mode of practicing, you're in skill acquisition mode.
- And once you're in that mode of practising, you're in skill acquisition mode.
- I think we've confused cognitive knowing with wisdom and with skills acquisition.
- So the acquisition of new knowledge has been done in this very interesting way, but primarily by humans doing this.
- And I've seen that the the acquisition of knowledge via the generation of novelty to produce technology has uniformly made humans lives better.
Examples
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How might exaggerated prosody facilitate language acquisition beyond simply attracting infants' attention?
Academic text (2011) -
Rhythm probably plays a central role in language acquisition and effective communication in general.
Academic text (2011) -
And he said he studied language acquisition in particular.
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So the acquisition of new knowledge has been done in this very interesting way, but primarily by humans doing this.
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Developing strategies to teach vocabulary acquisition and application can be challenging even for an English teacher.
Academic text (2011) -
Discussion includes the impact of peer audio feedback on content knowledge acquisition for students.
Academic text (2013) -
The first author learned Spanish as a second language, with formal acquisition extending through doctoral studies.
Academic text (2015) -
The emphasis in today's education is shifting from the acquisition of facts to the process of thinking.
Academic text (2008) -
In contrast, phonological interventions seek to guide children's acquisition of the phonological system during the early years.
Academic text (2013) -
Language acquisition often requires immersion in a new culture to truly master the skills.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Learning knowledge and skills, often at school or university
∞
1.5
Learning the skills needed to do a job or activity
508
1.0
Getting knowledge and skills from study, experience, or teaching
1
4.4
Learning how something works until you feel comfortable using it
Compounds
- Formal
A contract that explains the terms for one company to buy another company
- Archaic
A way of learning a language that focuses on listening, repeating, and speaking
- Specialized
A ship system that finds and shows where a target is to aim weapons
How Well
37
4.2
69
4.1
15
4.6
508
1.0
- US
697
1.0
295
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word acquisition comes from the Latin parts ad- ('to') and quaerere ('seek' or 'get'), the same root as acquire, so you can imagine 'seeking' new knowledge like going on a little quest. So the acquisition of a skill means the process of getting and learning that skill.