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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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