Group 4

Group 4:        Bayanul Azhari

 Hafifah

Learning and Teaching

1.      Age and Acquisition

Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate. Language acquisition is one of the quintessential human traits, because non-humans do not communicate by using language. Language acquisition usually refers to first-language acquisition, which studies infants' acquisition of their native language. This is distinguished from second-language acquisition, which deals with the acquisition (in both children and adults) of additional languages.

2.      Language

There are many definitions about what is language. Based on Cambridge Dictionary, language is a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar, or the system of communication used by people in a particular country or type of work. The words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community (Merriam Webster). Richard Nordquist in Grammar & Composition Expert define that Language is succinctly defined in our glossary as a "human system of communication that uses arbitrary signals, such as voice sounds, gestures, or written symbols." But frankly, language is far too complicated, intriguing, and mysterious to be adequately explained by a brief definition.

3.      Learning and Teaching

Based on Wikipedia, Learning is the act of acquiring new, or modifying and reinforcing, existing knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information. UNESCO define that Teaching is the most immediate process for supporting learning and for enabling learners to acquire expected competencies. Therefore, learning and teaching are interrelated and cannot be separated.