Are there similarities in first and second language acquisition?

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Heidelberg, 6 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In this paper, I will focus on two aspects of language acquisition, namely external factors and the acquisition process itself. They seem to me, on the one hand, basic to the topic itself and, on the other hand, suitable parameters for comparison. One should bear in mind that the external factors are concrete facts since they can be observed. Whereas the acquisition process itself happens in the learner's mind and can therefore not be described as accurate as the external factors although neurology today is able to examine a lot of the brain's functions. Since my knowledge about neurology is only very, very basic, I will not go into detail here and neglect this part of the acquisition process. Note: 1,3