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CONCEPT OF LANGUAGE LEARNING

14. Psychological Approaches to Language and Learning

Sterns, H.H. 1983. Foundation Concepts of Language Teaching. London: Oxford University Press.

Presented by:

Rizky Amelia (140221807915)

OUTLINE:14. Psychological Approaches to Language and Learning a. Language in psychology Before World War I The interwar period After World War II Skinner and Chomsky The study of language comprehension and production Language acquisition in childhood

b. The psychology of learning 1. The theoretical and experimantal study of learning Skinner’s operant conditioning and the teaching machine

cognitive approaches to learning 2. The empirical study of learning in educational settings Concepts of learning in educational psychology Conclusion

Questions:

1. Is there any correlation between psychology and language learning?

2. Do you think learning is a matter of habit or cognition?

3. What do you know about psychology and development? Have you heard about Skinner’s and Chomsky’s arguments?

4. What are the concepts of learning in educational psychology?

Language

Learning

Psychological

approach

Develop a language teaching and learning theory.

-SLA-LA in childhood-Language comprehension-Language Production- concepts of learning in educational psychology- etc

BehaviorismCognitivism

1. Language in Psychology

Before WW I

Interwar

Skinner and Chomsky

After WW II

2. The Psychology of Learning

Theoretical and Experimental Study

of Learning

Empirical Studyof Learning in

Educational Setting

1. Language in Psychology

Before World War I

Psychoanalysis andrelated school of thoughts

Language thinking affective

aspect of language: Second language teaching

The Interwar Period

Verbal behaviorStimuli (habits) Responses (skills)

After World War II

psychology + linguistics = psycholinguistics

- discussion on language- develop a body of common theory

- study research issues

Diachronic

first language learning

second language learning

bilingualism

phenomenon of language change

Skinner and Chomsky

Re-examine the theoretical bases of psycholinguistics.

Skinner’s verbal behavior

Stimulus generalizationLanguage is a habit structureRepetition

Chomsky’s review of verbal behavior

Creative character of language useLanguage is not a habit structureRepetition of fixed phrases is rarity

The study of language comprehensionPsychology

Psicholinguisticslinguistics

Main interest

Transformational generative grammar

Language comprehension and production

Second language teaching

Language Acquisition in Childhood

McLaughlin (1978)

the language acquisition processes:

1. taking linguistics and behavior into account

2. reflecting the child’s changing experiences with linguistic

and nonlinguistic environment

3. gradual and reflects the child’s cognitive growth

4. communicative skills through interaction with social

environment.

The Psychology of Learning

Learning is importance to general and theoretical psychology

Learning is actually has been approach in two ways:1. The theoretical and experimantal study of learning 2. The empirical study of learning in educational settings

1. The theoretical and experimantal studyof learning

a. Skinner’s operant conditioning and the teaching machine

b. cognitive approaches to learning

2. The empirical study of learning in educational settings

Concepts of learning in educational psychology

a. Characteristics of the learnerb. Different kinds of learning

c. The learning process

d. Outcomes of learning

CONCLUSIONThe psychological contribution is so perpasive that there is hardly an aspect of language teaching which could not be related to psychology.

Organization of LT in education

Teaching procedures

Expression of objectives

Curriculum development

Pedagogical grammars

Descriptive study of language

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