The Future of Education
Language Acquisition VS Language Learning
Lina Guettaf, Ibn Khaldoun University (Algeria)
Abstract
We have been taught that going to school is the only way through which we can learn . However the case is different for languages . We have two ways to study a language which are acquisition and learning, there are many differences between the two but the main one is that acquisition is subconcious ; simillar to children it happens unconsciously ; here the speaker or the child exposed language through the interacting to its environment without the need to grammar . However learning is a conscious operation that involves rules and structures. Now the question is ; can adults acquire a language or only children ?
There are different theories of language acquisition among the mis mis behaviourist theories which is based on work by Skuner in which he talked about how children imitate adults . Inatenses is another theory based on work by Chomesky in which he explained how children are born with the ability to learn a language. Interaction theories based on work by Brumer ; language can only be acquired in the context of interaction . As a conclusion can adults have the ability to acquire a language if they expose a new linguistics environment , in order to succeed in teaching a language we should take both methods learning methods and acquistion methods by creating a linguistic environment for the student that helps him speaking the language.
REFERENCES:
[1] https://bilingualkidspot.com/
