Does a second language includes foreign language acquisition ? ► L2: any second language that one speaks other than one's first language · L2 is the acquisition of any language acquired after the L1 · Book: applies to circumstances in which the language learned (the target language) is generally the dominant language used in the learners environment (such as an immigrant learning English in the United States) · Book: a frequent abbreviation (Abkürzung) is ESL to refer to English as a second language · Second language: an additional language encountered (vorgerufen) within the local region / in the media ► FL= Foreign language: · an additional language that is truly foreign + not used locally · Book: the learner lives in the L1 environment and contact with target language speaker is not widely available (such as learning English in Beijing, China) Book: a frequent abbreviation is EFL to refer English as a foreign language I know there are differences but does SLA includes foreign language?