In the ted talk “The linguistic genius of babies” by Patricia Kuhl (2010), she points that babies and children are genius language leaners because their brain is different. The topic starts with a graph, it shows people have a “critical period” of acquiring a second language until 7-year-old, then it turns decline gradually until age of puberty. She studied about how do babies find sounds of different language in the first “critical period”. She did two tests about babies under 1-year-old listening different language — American English, Japanese, and Mandarin. The results show that babies between 8 months to 12 have high sensibility on sounds of languages which they listened for some time, even a brand new language.…
Language development is a learnt behaviour within children and the more interaction a child receives will develop earlier sounds and communication and language skills with the introduction of sounds and words that are simple as the children reach toddling age that are easy to understand and is able to use the words with context e.g. sheep but the child may be able to say but not understand the object so personally I believe that the children need to be shown a visual object as you begin to communicate more complex words and sentences, I believe that giving children variety of activities such as reading, singing and even encouraging the children to eat at lunchtimes will introduce early movement within the mouth and encourage further and on…
Treatment targets allow clinicians to successfully create a plan of action for the client. The first treatment target is developmental norms are based on normative data gathered from speech development research studies. Clinicians use developmental norms the most due to the clinically wise decision of treating the child to what is appropriate for his/her age. A clinician may use developmental norms because the norms of the research serves as a representation of where the child falls in and can ultimately be useful in the school setting or for insurance requirements.…
Not every child will develop at the same rate, this includes speech and language. The ‘ages and stages’ of development described in literature are a rough guide and will not necessarily apply to every individual. You need to consider these factors when identifying how speech and language can vary between children and their enrolment or transition periods.…
1. What three questions are important to consider when examining a language development theory? Write out each question and provide a description of the major points of all three. There are three questions that are important to consider when examining a language development theory.…
The Biological Maturation theory explains language as “a product of a brain structures and, which play a primary role in supporting language acquisitions (Nelson, 2010, p. 60). ” Biological maturationists explain the acquisition of language as one that emerges in a spontaneous manner and that can be affected by genetic and environmental factors. Theorists also explain how some microstructures are more critical than others when it comes to learning language and how…
In Patricia Kuhl's "Linguistic Genius of Babies," her research has found that babies have an amazing ability to learn other languages; however, she also stated that there is a critical period for language acquisition of a new language. According to Kuhl, the critical period of learning a new language is before seven, and anytime after that period, language acquisition is usually radically more complicated. Kuhl also mentioned that babies use “statistics” on the sounds they hear, and explained how she uses brain scans to examine the babies’ brains. Regarding Kuhl's critical period hypothesis, that there’s a fixed period of time in which adults can really learn a language and learn it well, in my humble and unscientific opinion, I think her…
Language development is the process in which we develop language and speech, hence the name. It is very important and usually we begin the process at a very young age. There are two parts of the brain that affect our language. The broca region is located in the left frontal lobe. If it is damaged, you will still be able to understand others, but actually moving your facial features to create words is very difficult.…
Encouraging Language Development Language development is one of the key factors for a child’s healthy cognitive and even physical development as it involves muscles of the face and mouth, requiring them to work simultaneously, ears training to hear and recognize sounds and speech flow and cognition for comprehension and communication. Behaviorist theory suggests that a parent reinforces language when they praise their child for annunciating words like da-da or ma-ma. Although the child begins saying its first words, often comprehension is not yet developed. However with continued reinforcement, concepts of words begin to take shape and the child can imitate what he or she hears and even begin to understand the meaning of words just from the context. Nativist theory proposes that a language acquisition device is used to recognize the pentameter and flow of speech which helps a child discern sounds and syllables regardless of language, rather gaining a universal auditory understanding of language that eventually leads to comprehension and communication.…
Language is a system of arbitrary vocal or signed symbols used for human communication. It is the essential part of how people share information. Children grow up leaning language by imitation and largely without instruction. Children’s developing language comes naturally, but even more so by hypothesis testing. The process for learning language is different for adults.…
In contrast, supporters of nurture consider the opposite view that the environment determines how one learns to speak. Eric H. Lenneberg’s Foundations of Language Development: A Multidisciplinary Approach argues that nurture influences a child’s language proficiency by proposing the Critical Period Theory. According to Lenneberg, “In humans, vocal learning seems to occur most readily within the age span defined as the critical period, in which hormonal, experiential, and age factors” (96) come into play. The Critical Period Theory states that there is a critical phase, between the ages of two to thirteen, that a child possesses the ability to learn his or her first language. However, if a child was not presented the opportunity to learn before…
Language and Literacy for teachers Assessment 1 Thesis A child’s language development is intertwined with all other areas of their development and therefore it plays an integral role in their cognitive and intellectual growth. Introduction Language is an abstract set of principles that specify the relationship between a sequence of sounds and a sequence of meanings. Everyday life constitutes and intrinsic part of the way language is used.…
Reflective summary Language learning and teaching course is a necessary course for everyone interested in the field of teaching English as a second language. This course provided me with theories and explanations in how human acquired the first and second language and what factors can affect their ability to acquire the language. There are three theories that have been described first language acquisition. Behaviorist approach insists that language behavior is a production of correct response to a particular stimulus. Functional approach focused on the social interaction while the nativist theory insists that we are born with the inner ability to understand and developed language.…
Language plays an important role in a child’s intellectual, emotional and social development. Language can be both seen and heard. Language is a guide to social reality (Sapir, 1949). For example, body language, sign language and the social convention about how to combine words, express and connect ideas to interact with other people. All language including written, visual and spoken developed from cultural and social contexts and understood in people's social and cultural background (Green, 2006, p.2).…
Another researcher, Genesee, (1988) describes that after the critical period is complete, native-like competence of languages L1 or L2 is difficult and…