Group Activity

ETURMA, LIEZEL LOVE B.

NAVARRO, CRISIA CAMELLE E.
SUMAYA, MARY JOY G.

1. Summarize the issues of L1 Acquisition. Use a table to organize your ideas. (30 pts.)

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 Nature is how we develop as a
result of genetic inheritance and
other biological factors. Nurture is
the acquisition of traits through
Nature or Nurture experience and learning after we
are conceived. Both nature and
nurture play a role in language
acquisition. However, some
researchers emphasize the
influences of learning on language
acquisition, while others
emphasize the biological
influences. Language is both
acquired and learned
 Language is universally acquired
in the same manner, and the deep
structure of language at its
deepest level may be common to
all languages. Children go through
similar Universal Language
Acquisition stages regardless of
cultural and social circumstances.
Universals According to Maratsos(1988),
universal linguistic categories such
as word order, morphological
marking tone, agreement, reduced
reference of nouns and noun
clauses, verbs and verb classes,
predication, negation and question
formation are common to all
languages. There are principles
and parameters which specify
some limited possibilities of
variation. Parameters determines
ways in which languages can vary.
 Systematicitymeans that children
show a remarkable ability to infer
Systematicity and Variability the phonological, structural, lexical
and semantic system of language.
However, in the midst of all this
systematicity, there is an equal
amount of variability in the process
of learning. This means that
something children once learned
may easily be changed or
 forgotten due to the perception of
new language systems.
 Piaget claimed that cognitive
development affects language. On
Language and Thought the other hand, others claimed that
language has an effect on thought.
The truth is that language and
thought are closely related.
 One of the most important
strategies a child uses in language
learning is imitation. Behaviorists
assume one type of imitation, but a
Imitation deeper level of imitation is much
more important in the process of
language acquisition. When
children imitate the surface
structure of the language, they are
not able to understand what they
are imitating.
 A behavioristic model of first
language acquisition would claim
that practice -repetition and
association –is the key to the
formation of habits by operant
Practice conditioning. Practice is usually
regarded as referring to speaking
only. But we can also think about
comprehension practice. The child
learns not only how to initiate a
conversation but how to respond to
another’s initiating utterance and
recognize the function of the
discourse.
 The role of input in the child’s
acquisition of language is very
important. Children can speak
what they hear. Adult and peer
Input input to the child is far more crucial
that nativists earlier thought. Adult
input shapes the child’s acquisition
and the interaction patterns
between child and parent change
according to the increasing
language skill of the child.
 Berko-Gleason mentioned that
interaction, rather than exposure,
is required in order for successful
Discourse first language acquisition to take
place and children learn language
in the context of being spoken to.
Sinclair and Coulthardproposed
that conversations should be
examined in terms of initiations
and responses.
2. Give an example activity in every characteristics of Direct Method. (20 pts.)
1. Every time that we have class, our instructor should always reminds us to actively
follow our classroom rules by using the accurate language that is easy to comprehend.
2. I would imply, question and answer strategy, and discussions. Where the students
can obtain recent knowledge or communication with others in exchanging ideas or
cover towards teachers or students.
3. The grade 10 instructor conducted a grade recitation for he/she would know that
his/her students enhances their expertise in delivering the words they used.
4. One of the strategies that can be used in the aspects is the reading activity, where
the teacher is teaching, the students can read the text and specify or they are going to
underline the grammatical errors. They will assess the deeper meaning. Heretofore the
students tend to find out and accommodate to learnings about it through learning
experience they can get their target language.
5. Throughout our discussion our instructor bring us to the new teaching strategies of
learning language enable us to know and understand the importance of language.
6. The use of sight word materials where the usage of images, diagrams, descriptions,
symbols, etc. to helps the child to think of with a certain vocabulary. They can use and
be able to keep the name of what's looks like when they meet such pictures.
7. This technique can be used. It can take note of vital ideas, reconstruct that
information, and have the capacity to discern them. It may be reconstructed ideas met
by comparing the original texts.
8. When it comes to proper pronunciations and grammar, I would prefer letting the
teachers have their reading materials or activities or letting the teachers generate a
correct using the words and how to pronounce them and the students will be able to
repeat it.