First Language Acquisition And Second Language Learning

 L1 and L2

What is first language?

First language is ''the language that you learn to speak first as a child; the language that you speak best" 

                                                                    - Oxford English Dictionary-

First language is the language that we learn or acquire from our childhood. It is usually named as mother tongue, native language or parents' language. Learning a first language is somewhat easy as it is automatically acquired since the young age. we don't need to put much effort to  learn the first language. We automatically grasp the  first language from the environment  where we live and grow up. The first language is a part of everybody's life as it is essential to communicate with each other. 

What is second language?

The second language is the language that we learn after the mother tongue or first language. Learning a second language is not an easy task though highly beneficial. It is not easy as learning an L1. L1 is automatically acquired but L2 must be learned by putting an effort.  Learning a second language or a third language is  more helpful to communicate with foreign  friends.