Children acquire language quickly and easily through interaction, conversation, and exaggerated sounds with caregivers. They progress from understanding home language to a silent period, then telegraphic and formulaic speech, and finally productive language. In contrast, adults acquire a second language slowly by piecing together grammar rules, vocabulary, and memorization through repetitions and drills, which are ineffective without real-life usage of the new language.

1. HOW DO ACQUIRE CHILDREN AND
ADULTS LANGUAGE
• Quickly
• Easily
• Without effort
• Children acquire
language through
interaction
• Conversation
• Exaggerated intonation
and sounds

2. HOW DO ACQUIRE CHILDREN AND
ADULTS LANGUAGE
• cognitive benefits
• Stage I: Home
Language Use
• Stage II: Silent Period
• Stage III: Telegraphic &
Formulaic Speech
• Stage IV: Productive
Language

3. HOW DO ACQUIRE CHILDREN AND
ADULTS LANGUAGE
• grammar
rules
• piece after
piece
• first
language
• memorize,
grammar,
vocabulary

4. HOW DO ACQUIRE CHILDREN AND
ADULTS LANGUAGE
• never presented
with a REAL situation
• repetitions and drills
• highly ineffective
• need to acquire it in
all the senses of the
word.