It is not a natural language acquisition as seen in first language learning.
Learners have to depend on various learning resources to ensure success.
These resources include interacting with native English speakers, effective teaching methods, appropriate technology and the ability of the learners to manage their learning. This is an interventionist approach to literacy education. Literacy learning is not always an effortless process but it can be an up-hill battle for many learners. Genre is seen as the way culture carries out its transaction and communication. Knowledge is conveyed through different genres determined by culture.