language acquisition myths & realities

8/10/2019 Language Acquisition Myths & Realities

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LANGUAGE

ACQUISITION :

MYTHS ANDREALITIES


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In the name of Allah,Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

The Most Gracious (Allah)

He has taught (you mankind)

the Quran (by His mercy).He created man.

He taught him eloquent speech.

(Surah Rehman)


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INTRODUCTION

WE LIVE IN THE WORLDOF WORDS!


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AIM

which can ultimately guide us to abetter learning of a second

language (in our case, English).

To define language and itscharacteristics

and to disprove certainexisting mythsin order to

highlight realities


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Col Akhtar A. Khalili,M.A. (English Literature), M.A. (English Linguistics),

M.A. (Educational Administration & Management) CLPE : TESL (Ednbg)

M.Phil. (English Literature & Linguistics), M.Phil. (Education) GOLD MEDALIST

Ph.D.Scholar (English Literature & Linguistics)

Commandant, Garrison Human Resource

Development Center of HQ 5 Corps

Visiting FacultyAssociate Professor atDepartment of English, University of Karachi &

Faculty of Management Sciences, Iqra University.

Contributor to second language education and

bilingual education researcher

Please feel free to give your feed-back

suggestions/comments at:

[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Warm-up Activity

Please write a definition of Language.

Discuss your written expression/opinion withthe individual sitting next to you and share

your common finding with others.


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S E Q U E N C E

DEFINING LANGUAGE & ITSCHARACTERISTICS

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LANGUAGEACQUISITION & LANGUAGE

LEARNINGMYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT

LANGUAGE LEARNING

SUGGESTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS


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DEFINITION

LANGUAGE, A SYSTEM OFCONVENTIONAL, SPOKEN OR

WRITTEN SYMBOLS, BY MEANS OF

WHICH HUMAN BEINGS, AS MEMBERSOF A SOCIAL GROUP AND

PARTICIPANTS IN ITS CULTURE,

COMMUNICATE. LANGUAGE SODEFINED IS THE PECULIAR

POSSESSION OF HUMAN BEINGS.

THE NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA


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LANGUAGE CAN BE DEFINED AS:

THE FACULTY AND ABILITYPOSSESSED BY NORMAL HUMANBEINGS AND BY NO OTHER SPECIES

A SYSTEM OF CONVENTIONAL,SPOKEN OR WRITTEN SYMBOLS

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF LANGUAGE ISCOMMUNICATION AMONG PERSONS

WE CAN USE SPOKEN OR WRITTENUTTERANCE TO EXPRESS MENTALPHENOMENA OR EVENTS


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CH R CTERISTICS

OF

L NGU GE


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CH R CTERISTICS OF L NGU GE

USE OF VOCAL-AUDITORYCHANNEL


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EFFECT ON BEHAVIOUR


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SEMANTIC CHARACTERISTIC& ARBITRARINESS OF LANGUAGE


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IMAGINING, FANTASIZING,FICTIONISING, LYING, ETC.


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LEARNING OF LANGUAGE


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GRAMMAR RULES


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INTERLOCKING SYSTEMS &ORGANIZATION


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SYSTEMS OFCONTRASTS


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OPERATES IN TIME


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EVANESCENT IN TIME

V


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Language Acquisition Vs

Language Learning



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Language Learning

LANGUAGEACQUISITION

1.Similar to ChildMother Tongue

2. Native Language

3. No Formal Class-room Teaching is

Required

LANGUAGELEARNING

1. Second Language/Foreign Language

2. Non-Native

Language3. Formal Classroom

Teaching is

Required



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Language Learning

LANGUAGEACQUISITION

4. Formal Teachingdoes not Help

5. Natural

6. Picking UpLanguage

7. Subconscious

LANGUAGELEARNING

4. Formal Teachingdoes Help

5. Artificial

6. Knowing AboutLanguage

7. Conscious


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Another Activity

How do children learn Language(s)Is

there some particular pattern in this

process?

Discuss your opinion with the individual

sitting next to you and share your common

finding with others.


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ASPECTS OF CHILD LANGUAGE

ACQUISITION

Children do not learn a language bystoring all the words and sentences.

Children learn to construct sentences,most of which they have never producedbefore.

Children learn to understand sentencesthey have never heard before.

Children must therefore learn rulesthat

permit them to use language creatively.


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Language Acquisition

Myths Realities


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WE MUST READDAWN OR

SOME OTHER ENGLISH

NEWSPAPERDAILY


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The best way to learn a foreign

language is to go to a foreign country

WE MUST LISTEN TO BBC


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WE MUST LISTEN TO BBC

AND SOME OTHER

NATIVE SPEAKER A LOT

WE SHOULD WATCH GOOD


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WE SHOULD WATCH GOOD

ENGLISH MOVIES/TV

PROGRAMMES

I WILL SUGGEST YOU A


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I WILL SUGGEST YOU A

GREAT BOOK. WE

MUST READ THAT.

IF WE BUY A GOOD AUDIO


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IF WE BUY A GOOD AUDIO-

VISUAL/INTER ACTIVE

COMPUTER PACKAGE, IT WILLCERTAINLY HELP US.

WHY DONT YOU GET YOUR


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WHY DON T YOU GET YOUR

SON ADMITTED IN A GOOD

ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL?


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Another Activity

There are pre-dominantly four LanguageSkills.. Can you name them?

Discuss with the individual sitting next to you

which one is the easiest and which one is mostdifficult.. Also discuss what is the proportionof utilization of the particular language skill in

individuals life.Share your opinion with others.


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DIMENSIONS OF LANGUAGE

LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSPOKEN LANGUAGE

READING COMPREHENSION

WRITTEN LANGUAGE

YOU MUST MAKE HIM


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YOU MUST MAKE HIM

LEARN AT LEAST 10

WORDS EVERY DAY.

PLEASE SEE THAT HE


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PLEASE SEE THAT HE

PRONOUCES EVERY WORD

CORRECTLY..


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A RESEARCH WORK YOU

MUST READ!

MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONSABOUT SECOND LANGUAGELEARNING: WHAT EVERY

TEACHER NEEDS TO UNLEARNby

BARRY MCLAUGHLIN

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,SANTA CRUZ

1999-2004

www.ncela.gwu.edu

NATIONAL CENTER

FOR RESEARCH ON

CULTURAL

DIVERSITY AND

SECOND LANGUAGE

LEARNING
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/miscpubs/ncrcdsll/index.htmhttp://www.ncela.gwu.edu/miscpubs/ncrcdsll/index.htm


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Another Activity

Language Learning/Acquisition & SwimmingDo you find any link/similarities between thesetwo.. Please discuss your understanding with

the individual sitting next to you and share yourcombined opinion with others.


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Language Learning is like

learning how to swim

THINK IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE


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THINK IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE

AND AT TIMES THINK LOUDLY


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Some suggestions and

recommendations

Ask yourself weekly: What do


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Ask yourself weekly: What doI want to learn this week?

Focus only on the currentunit, grammar exercise, etc.

Set a goal for yourself every

week - notice the progress -become more inspired

Quickly review important


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Quickly review importantnew information shortly

before going to bed.

Brains process freshinformation while we sleep -

Shortly before sleepingevery day, just have a

glanceDont revise

While doing exercises alone


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While doing exercises aloneat home or in your dorm/

room, speak English aloud.

Practice the act of speaking oftenConnect your brain to your facial

muscles; improve pronunciationMake your knowledge active

Give half an hour of your study


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Give half an hour of your studytime, at least four times a week,

to exclusive study of English.

Start off slowly and devote

some timeDevelop the habit of working

towards improvement ofyour English on a regular

basis Look for situations in which


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Look for situations in whichyou must speak / read /

listen to English

Use English in real worldsituation

Put English knowledge intopractice in real situations

Talk to your mates in English at

least for some time on matters of

daily routine lifenothing

s ecial Study a Balance of the 4 Key Skills


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Study a Balance of the 4 Key Skills(Listening, Speaking, Reading,

Writing)

Language Skill Time of an average

communicator

Listening Comprehension 40%

Spoken Language 35%

Reading Comprehension 16%

Written Language 09%Study a balanceof the four major skills.

Being very good at only oneof these

skills will not help you to communicate.

I i h ll th j d h i


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I wish you all the joy and happiness

that you can wish !

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