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[email protected] ASSIGNMENT I
Subject /SKS : Children Language Acquisition Day/Time : Wed/08.40-10.20
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Study Program : Pend. B. Inggris / S1 Due date : 27-09-2024
Faculty : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Type : Video
Pendidikan
Semester/ TA : Gasal / 2024
L : Hastri Firharmawan, M.Pd
Instructions and ethics:
1. Answer the questions in brief;
2. Have your answer video recorded;
3. Upload the video on your youtube canal;
4. Copy the youtube link on a piece of paper; and then, have the paper scanned;
5. Upload your work to the LMS.
Case study!
Sarah's Language Development
Sarah, a 3-year-old child, lives in a bilingual household where both English and Spanish are
spoken regularly. Her parents speak English to her at home, while her grandmother, who looks
after her during the day, speaks Spanish. Sarah has started attending a local preschool where
only English is spoken.
1. Language Input:
How might the dual language environment influence Sarah's overall language
development?
What are the potential advantages and challenges of being exposed to two languages at a
young age?
2. Phonological Development:
Sarah is producing sounds in both English and Spanish, but sometimes mixes phonemes
from each language. Is this typical of bilingual language development? Why or why not?
3. Vocabulary Acquisition:
· Sarah seems to understand more words in English than in Spanish, but she speaks
more Spanish at home. How might exposure and context influence her receptive and
productive vocabulary?
4. Grammar Development:
· Sarah often uses shorter sentences and simpler grammatical structures in English
compared to Spanish. Could this reflect a difference in grammatical complexity between
the languages or her level of proficiency in each?
5. Code-Switching:
Sarah often switches between English and Spanish mid-sentence when speaking with her
family. Is code-switching common among bilingual children? What might this tell us
about her cognitive development?
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