Is First Language Acquisition An Obstacle To Second Language Learning?

Language acquisition is a genetically determined capacity that allhumans are born with. It is important to recognize that any child who iscapable of acquiring some particular human language is capable ofacquiring any human language spontaneously and effortlessly. Whetherfirst language acquisition is an obstacle or a helper towards secondlanguage learning is what has puzzled thousands of learners for long.Only when we make a research into the differences and similaritiesbetween them can we apply some of the knacks for first languageacquisition to second language learning, thus helping the learners andteachers to work more efficiently.