Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics,
Universiti Sains Malaysia, language: English, abstract: This essay seeks
to determine the advantages and disadvantages of informal second
language acquisition through entertainment mediums. The purpose of this
essay is to explore the effectiveness of the entertainment medium as a
platform for second language acquisition. It was anticipated that the
knowledge generated from this deconstruction would afford new
perspectives on the process of second language acquisition for today's
generation. The essay concludes that informal second language
acquisition through the entertainment medium provides an effective
platform for the language learner although some disadvantages still
persist in this system.