MIDDLE TEST

LINGUISTICS ON ELT

Name : Rani Kholidaziya

NIM : 7777230005
Subject : Linguistics on ELT
Lecturer : Dr. Siti Suharsih, M. Pd

1. Give the reason of why teachers should have linguistics competence. Elaborate your
rational with sufficient theory and examples.
Teacher is the medium for the student to get the better knowledge. As a medium, the
teachers should have a high level of proficiency in teaching especially in teaching language.
Language teachers should have linguistics competence because in learning language we can’t
separate it with linguistics and those component of linguistic is always connected with the
proficiency to learn some language.
For the example, when the teacher wants to give the material about grammatical
competence, according to Kirby & Bowers (2012), they stated that morphology, syntax and
semantics are the component of language material that concerned by linguistics. They also
stated that vocabulary knowledge is a key component of cognitive development that is dealt
with by morphology. It affects learning across all subject areas by helping with word reading
and reading comprehension proficiency. Moreover, morphological awareness anticipates
teaching and reading progress. Morphology improves reading comprehension and
vocabulary.
In another hand, the understanding of syntax, or grammar, is a crucial component of
language proficiency. Subasini & Kokilavani (2013) stated that correct grammar usage is
essential to prevent misunderstandings and facilitate communication, as it serves as the
structural basis for our capacity to express ourselves. Any type of communication is slowed
down by verbal errors.
Semantics, or the study of the meaning of linguistic terms employed in speech, is the
third and last component of linguistic competence covered in this research. It addresses
variations and alterations in word, phrase, sentence, and text meaning. In 1996, Bachman and
 Palmer went into greater detail about the significance of language proficiency, which
includes textual and grammatical understanding. Text creation and comprehension are made
possible by textual knowledge. It encompasses the understanding of grammatical order and
cohesiveness, two standards for putting sentences or utterances together into texts (Bagarić &
Djigunović, 2007).
In conclusion, linguistics competence is the thing that has to be the basic knowledge by
the language teacher.

2. Elaborate your topic of your presentation in terms of linguistics on ELT.

In my group’s presentation, we are talking about the second language acquisition. This is
the compilation or the finale result of mastering the component of linguistics such as
phonology, morphology, syntax, and also semantics. Acquisition is just not the way we can
produce something, or to comprehend something, but acquisition is the way we understand
all of the language components in subconscious process; just like we learn language in our
childhood.
According to Sujono (2021), second language acquisition (SLA) is referred as a learning
a second language after mastering one's original tongue. Occasionally, the phrase is used to
describe acquiring a third or fourth language. The fact that SLA describes the acquisition of
a nonnative language subsequent to the acquisition of one's native tongue is crucial. L2 is a
term used frequently to refer to the second language. L2 can refer to any language learnt after
mastering L1, regardless of whether it is the second, third, fourth, or fifth language. This is
similar to the term "second language." By this word, we refer to both the classroom setting
and more "natural" exposure scenarios when learning a second language.

3. What is the implication in teaching when you have ability in phonology, syntax, and
pragmatics? You can put your experience to strengthen your elaboration.
It is crucial for EFL teachers to teach their students proper English word pronunciation
when they are learning the language. This is due to the fact that mispronouncing the words
would lead the listener misled. As a result, an EFL teacher has to understand English
phonology.
 According to O’Grady, Archibald, Aronoff, & Rees-Miller (2004), the scientific study of
sounds in a certain language is known as phonology. This is an extremely essential aspect of
language, especially for EFL teachers, since many of them mispronounce English terms and
force them on their students. For example, the word “great” which is supposed to be
pronounced /greit/ is pronounced /grit/. As a result, while pronouncing English words, EFL
teachers need to know about the stop, fricative, affricative, nasal, and liquid locations of
articulation.