Background issues in language learning DOCX

Title	Background issues in language learning
Author	I. Septiaria Dewi
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Background issues in language learning A.The miracle of language. Language has been called an “invisible miracle” Invisible because most of what happens when we speak happens inside the body and mind and we can’t see it happening. A miracle because the process is incredibly complex and unprecedented...

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Background issues in language learning A.The miracle of language. Language has been called an "invisible miracle" Invisible because most of what happens when we speak happens inside the body and mind and we can't see it happening. A miracle because the process is incredibly complex and unprecedented in the animal kingdom, but we acquire is almost effortlessly as children. Language is one of the attributes that distinguishes humans from everything ales that god created. The more we learn about language, the more we see the creative hand of god at work in its design, and the better we able to use it successfully to understand and live with other in the world around us. A1. Acquisition and learning There is an important distinction made by linguists between language acquisition and language learning. Children acquire language through a subconscious process during which they are unaware of grammatical rules. This is similar to the way they acquire their first language. They get a feel what is or what isn't correct. In order to acquire language. The leaner need a source of natural communication. The emphasis is on the text of the communication and not on the from. Young students who are in the prosess of acquiring English get plenty of "on the job" practice. They readily acquire the language to communicate with classmates. Language learning. On the other hand, is not communicative. It is the result of direct instruction in the rules of language. And it certainly is not an age-appropriate activity for your young learners. In language learning, students have conscious knowledge of the new language and can talk about that knowledge . they can fill in the blanks on a grammar page. Research has shown, however, that knowing grammar rules does not necessarily result in good speaking or writing. A student who has memorized the rules of the language may be able to succeed on a standardized test of English language but may not be able to speak or write correctly. A2.the contributions of behaviourism. Anyone who has ever studied a language know that lessons based exclusively on the acquisition view of language described above are extremely rare. from the advent of the direct method there has generally been more learning (in krashen's sense)that acquisition....