Language acquisition

Focusing on the teaching aspect of the CALL project, it was vital that certain criteria was met and fulfilled as it is an important method of presenting a new language for learners. From teaching previously, relating the target language to a realistic situation is beneficial. As Swartz & Yazdani (2012:224) says, 'presenting vocabulary in realistic situations provides learners with a rich context that provides adequate semantic information ' and this was considered when collecting examples…

Working with different children that range from different ages is something that I have been able to do in the past well taking other child development classes but this semester well I was taking ECH 320 I was able to get the knowledge of what it might be working with an infant all the way to a child that is eight years old. Over the course of the last eight weeks I have been able to observe what it might be to work with a toddler well reading a book to them or even a chance to conduct a four…

What is knowledge? In a layman term, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, knowledge is defined as ‘the fact or condition of having acquired a practical understanding or command of, or competence or skill in a particular subject, language, etc through instruction, study or practice skill or expertise acquired in a certain subject through learning’ (Oxford English Dictionary, 2014 Oxford University Press). On the other hand, in the sociology of knowledge, it is defined as the study of the…

for kids to learn two or more languages at a time and to use them daily to communicate and understand people around them - in fact, some kids grow up in places where four or more languages are spoken. Although it's important to learn the prevailing language in the country where you live, for many people it's also important to have their kids learn the language of their parents, grandparents, and older siblings. Deciding whether to teach your kids one or more languages is up to parents. And…

The first long term goal states, Bernie will increase Expressive and Receptive Language across all communication settings by the end of the semester. The short term goals will consist of, Bernie will demonstrate correct sequencing skills in structured tasks 4 correct out of 5 trials over 3 consecutive sessions. Also, another short term goal will be set into place, Bernie will follow two to three simple directions when given multisensory in 4 correct out of 5 trials over 3 consecutive sessions.…

established based on the Cognitive-Emotional Theory of language development. The relationship between cognition and emotional development can be traced back to Erik Erikson, Anna Freud, and Selma Fraiberg. Current proponents for this theory include child psychiatrist Stanley Greenspan and his colleague Serena Wieder (Nelson, 2010). This theory acknowledges that nature and nurture cannot be individually accepted as the sole influence for language acquisition, but rather their combined…

The use of computer assisted language has received both criticism and attention in equal measure from language teachers throughout the world; this is attributed to the computer revolution which has increased computer literacy levels due to incorporation of computers in teaching programs in modern education. Arguably computers have many advantages, hence there increased utilization in language institutions, this has mainly benefited the young generation. However, at times computers and teachers…

What Whorf than concluded was "…language must influence culture, since otherwise children would have to learn their culture in order to learn their grammar, an order of acquisition proscribed in Chomskyan models." (Everett, 2005). To simplify what Whorf has said is that children will often learn a language first than learn a culture. It can there be concluded by the audience that since language comes first before the introduction to culture, that language has a larger impact on how what a…

Phonology is one of the most important components of a language. It is called building blocks of a language, and individuals must be able to access its phonology to learn the language. Phonology means the rules of sounds in the spoken language or the rules of hand movements in the sign language (Paul & Whitelaw, 2011). Phonology is fundamental for the development of reading skills. Acquiring phonology can lead to raising up comprehension, language structures and vocabulary knowledge (Paul, Wang,…

1. When considering the theories of oral language development, which do you feel best explains your own viewpoint and why? The Social Interactionist Viewpoint explains my viewpoint of language development. Lev Vygotsky built on Piaget’s Constructionist theories that oral language is predetermined and without cognition language development is limited. Piaget developed the idea of stages of language development, although he recognized that not all children reach the final Abstract Reasoning…