Abstract
This study aims to describe the process of children's language development and to find out the application of the language acquisition model of 'linguistic behavior' in foreign language learning.The design of this study was a quasi-experimental time series design. The populations in this study were all first graders at theSamarindaUlu International Elementary School, Samarinda City. The sample is the part of the population that is considered as the representative of the population. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. The sample inclusion criteria were 15 first grade students at SamarindaUluInternational Elementary School who were selected based on their foreign language knowledge abilities. Data were taken from respondents based on three times of habituation by applying the linguistic behavior model.The results of the study showed that the process of children's language acquisition in language learning consists of two processes, namely the understanding process and the mastery process. The process of understanding is obtained naturally by every child through the experiences he/she has gone through. Furthermore, the process of mastering language is acquired after the child is able to apply the language that is understood based on the actual function and the meaning of the language. The application of the linguistic behavior language acquisition model conducted through several stages of habituation (1, 2 and 3) which can help to improve language development at 1st graders at SamarindaUlu International Elementary School, Samarinda, especially in learning English. By doing the habituation, children are helped to understand and master the foreign language they are learning, such as when they acquire the first language through habituation or experience that they are not even aware of.
Highlights
Language acquisition is an astonishing thing, especially in the process of acquiring the first language possessed by a child without any special learning about the language
This study aims to describe the process of children's language development and to find out the application of the language acquisition model of 'linguistic behavior' in foreign language learning.The design of this study was a quasi-experimental time series design
Data were taken from respondents based on three times of habituation by applying the linguistic behavior model.The results of the study showed that the process of children's language acquisition in language learning consists of two processes, namely the understanding process and the mastery process
Summary
Language acquisition is an astonishing thing, especially in the process of acquiring the first language possessed by a child without any special learning about the language. Language acquisition is usually distinguished from language learning. Language learning is related to the processes that occur when a child learns a second language after he acquires his first language. Language acquisition is related to the first language, while language learning is related to the second language. Language learning is one of the complex human problems.Language activities take place mechanistically, and take place mentally. It means that language activities are related to mental processes or activities (brain). In relation to language learning, linguistic studies need to be complemented by interdisciplinary studies between linguistics and psychology, which are commonly called psycholinguistics
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