The second language acquisition theory is a comprehensive theoretical system, which not only involves the scientific research on learning behaviors, but also includes the psychological state, brain and neural mechanism of learners in the process of studying a second language. At present, scholars specializing in the related realms classify it as a social science in most of situation, but some scholars also classify it as a humanities or a natural science. Its application scope involves the education, educational psychology, linguistics, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics, etc. And it has a certain guiding role in university English teaching. The research on university English teaching under the guidance of this theory can improve the enthusiasm and effectiveness on English learning of college and university students. This article studies the interaction between the second language acquisition theory and the university English teaching, focusing on the guidance and comprehensive application of these two elements. By analyzing the English teaching of colleges and universities in this way, it can provide a new research perspective on improving the quality of English classroom teaching for college and university students.

Jiaxian Wu. The Guidance and Application of Second Language Acquisition Theory on University English Teaching. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 13: 7-11. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.061302.

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