4. What is language?
• Language is the process of exchanging of
messages and creating meaning.
• Language is part of culture.
• Language is also intertwined with human
biology.
5. Characteristics of Human Language
1.Language is a social tool.
2.Language must be learned.
3.The relationship between the sound of
a language and their meaning is
arbitrary and dual.
4.Language has rules.
5.Language allows human to be creative.
7. Nature of Learning
• Learning is a process.
• Learning involves experiences and training of an
individual which helps to change his behavior.
• Learning prepare the individual to adjust and adopt in
the situations.
• All learning is purposeful and goal oriented.
• Learning is universal and continuous.
• It is a continuous process and never- ending process
that goes from womb to tomb.
8. 7 Principles in Learning
1. Learners at the center.
2. The social nature of learning.
3. Emotions are integral to learning.
4. Recognizing individual difference.
5. Stretching all students.
6. Assessment from learning.
7. Building horizontal connections.
10. As future educators major in English, will you allow
bilingualism inside your classroom? Why or why
not?
Editor's Notes
Human biology is an interdisciplinary area of academic study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, anatomy, epidemiology, anthropology, ecology, nutrition, population genetics, and sociocultural influences.
Intertwined – connected or binded
Arbitrary – subjective or random
Implicit Knowledge is knowledge that is gained through incidental activities, or without awareness that learning is occurring. Some examples of implicit knowledge are knowing how to walk, run, ride a bicycle, or swim.
Explicit knowledge is knowledge that can be readily articulated, codified, stored and accessed. It can be expressed in formal and systematical language and shared in the form of data, scientific formulae, specifications, manuals and such like.
Language is about communication and identity, We need language to transfer and share information and to build relationships with the others. language is called the symbolization of thought. It is a learned code, or system of rules that enables us to communicate ideas and express wants and needs.
language falls into two main divisions, receptive language (understanding what is said, written or signed) and expressive language (related to speaking, writing or signing). Thus, language is simply defined as the system of human communication which consists of the structures arrangements of sounds (or their written presentation) into larger units, e.g. morphemes, words, sentences, utterances.
The process of perceiving language in an individual is by the processes of learning and acquisition. Learning is a conscious process, knowing the rules, being aware of them, and being able to talk about them.
Whereas acquisition is a process by which children unconsciously acquire their native/first language(s). In language acquisition, the focus is on communication or reception of a message as opposed to syntax and grammar as is the case in language learning.
Social Nature of learning - Learning is an active, social process. Social constructivist scholars view learning as an active process where learners should learn to discover principles, concepts and facts for themselves, hence the importance of encouraging guesswork and intuitive thinking in learners.
Stretch and challenge can be described as an agenda or philosophy as opposed to an outright teaching strategy. The idea comes from the criticism that some children could be working at a greater depth or taking their ideas to new levels. We sometimes forget that learning is hard work, particularly the thinking part.
Building horizontal connections is about making connections between subjects and knowledge as well as wider into society, the community and across the globe.
The expected cry of a newborn baby is the first sign of human communication. Language acquisition process can be seen as a running parallel throughout a child‟s life every day. She/he learns to communicate through natural interactions with his/her environment. The process begins in the early live of a human and requires a healthy start, sufficient opportunities, and exposure to a care giving environment that allows the child‟s innate predisposition to learn to communicate to functions (Rossetti, 2001, p. 45).
More than half of the world‟s population today uses more than one language while being connected to fundamental human activities. Bilingualism symbolizes the essential humanity of building bridges between people of different color, creed, culture and language (Baker, 2000, p.5).
Baker (2000) stated children are born ready to become bilinguals and multilingual. They are like“sponges”, as they sponges-up all languages provided by their environment and chances to interact with people of different language backgrounds. They would pick-up any language without endangering their own first language development. Lambert (1962) said that bilingual activity does not retard intelligence (in Garcia, 1986).
Provided that students can or will be able to learn other language aside from his native language or L1, as future educators, will you allow bilingualism inside your classroom? Why or why not??
