Students learning English should learn the foreign language, English, based on various experiences, studies, concepts and theories. However, focusing on the principles of learning a new language sets high standards if applied appropriately. Learning English is concerned with the principles of language acquisition which will focus on learning strategies, content, context, meaning and knowledge. The article Principles of Instructed Second Language Acquisition by Rod Ellis is a very meaningful article that recognizes and explains in detail the principles of language acquisition and how to involve these learning principles as part of the classroom. This essay will summarize the important points of the article as well as my opinions and how teachers might apply this information from the article's principles to their personal situation. The article Principles of Instructed Second Language Acquisition focuses on how teaching can facilitate language learning with teacher guidance in improving taught language acquisitions. The author illustrates in his text ten specific principles that will guide a teacher in helping students learn English as a second language. These principles are set out to help the teacher obtain information, not to directly advise teachers to follow these principles. Ellis (2008) states that the principles described in this collection are therefore intended to provide teachers with a basis for reflection and not as a set of prescriptions or prohibitions on how to teach (p. 1). The articles imply that learning a second language requires various concepts, so to make learning effective, yet simple, first ensure that teaching develops a rich repertoire of formal expressions, se... ... middle of paper ...... The conceptualization of second language acquisition involves emphasizing the importance of the social and cognitive aspects of the student's abilities to learn another language. The principles of language acquisition are about establishing a foundation for achieving second language learning. Once the principles of second language learning are applied to students' understanding, the final product will flourish.ReferencesEllis, R. (2008). Principles of taught second language acquisition. CAL Digest. Retrieved February 23, 2012 from http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/digest_pdfs/Instructed2ndLangFinalWeb.pdf Walqui, A. (2000). Contextual factors in second language acquisition. ERIC Compendium (EDO-FL-00-05). Retrieved from http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/digest_pdfs/0005-contextual-walqui.pdf