Or in lingoese, Children and FLA. I don't have any children myself, and despite overcoming this challenge myself first hand I don't seem to recall quite exactly how I did it. I won't this apparent lack of evidence keep me from spitting out some ideas, however.
Children seem to pick up their language quite easily. I am of the opinion that they are somehow biologically equipped with the mechanism to learn their first language at an accelerated rate. Children at a young age tend to do better with learning a second language as well, so it seems that whatever is in place in their youth fades over time.
Just how do children accomplish this? I believe that it is through a series of trials and errors (mostly errors). The child studies the reactions of those around it while speaking and starts to realize what utterances make words, and what word elicit reactions and responses from people (and animals) around it.
Anyway, these are my impressions of the learning process before my studies begin, and I'll be interested to review these thoughts once my studies complete.
Children seem to pick up their language quite easily. I am of the opinion that they are somehow biologically equipped with the mechanism to learn their first language at an accelerated rate. Children at a young age tend to do better with learning a second language as well, so it seems that whatever is in place in their youth fades over time.
Just how do children accomplish this? I believe that it is through a series of trials and errors (mostly errors). The child studies the reactions of those around it while speaking and starts to realize what utterances make words, and what word elicit reactions and responses from people (and animals) around it.
Anyway, these are my impressions of the learning process before my studies begin, and I'll be interested to review these thoughts once my studies complete.
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