语言学概论- （九）.pptVIP

Chapter VIIILanguage Acquisition Mother Tongue Primer to Language Use Stages to Mother Tongue Do Children Learn By Imitation? Stages of first language learning a. one word Apple. (I would like to have an apple. This is an apple.) b. two words Daddy, apple. c. more words Doggy sit here. Importance of Correction Pronouns he, she, it He is a housewife. This is a doggy, it is nice. Sentences Child: I had no nothing. Mom: You should say “I had nothing.” Child: Ok, I had no nothing. Mom: My dear, please say “had nothing”, without “no”. Child: Alright, I had no nothing. Mom: … Importance of Schooling What do we learn at school? a. “grammar school”: understanding rules of reading and writing. b. related world knowledge cats are animals. c. right way of pronouncing the word d. other related aspects of life Second Language Learning (I) Learning vs Acquisition a. naturalness of learning interference (Mother tongue to target language) I learn a lot of knowledge from my teacher. (Cf. Chinese) Eat, eat, please adaptation (Mother tongue to target language) I love the book. (Cf. Chinese word order) He goes to Beijing. Second Language Learning (II) b. school learning and environment Naturalness of learning: Have you had breakfast? vs How are you doing? Second Language Learning (III) c. text books Chinese English Information Releasing Conference vs Press Conference Chinglish People mountain, people sea. Give some color to look look. Second Language Learning (IV) d. media for language learning: the unavoidable power TV, Radio, Newspaper, CD, DVD, internet, movie Ways to Enhance Learning Games Social practice Role play Norms of communication Patterns