Name: Wendys Elles Freithe

Subject: Language Acquisition for Children

Professor: Jairo Soto

Acquisition process and learning process

Language is a way or means people use to create ideas in order to communicate with

others. This is also a system, in which we have some structures that together generate or

produce a meaning that others understand.

Knowing a language implies the awareness of the two different process. We usually think

that everybody can learn. But we forget that it exists a process called acquisition. so,

language has two different ways to be taught as a language acquisition and language

learning.

Language acquisition is based on the neuro-psychological processes (Maslo, 2007: 41).

Language acquisition is opposed to learning and is a subconscious process similar to that by

which children acquire their first language (Kramina, 2000: 27). 4 Hence, language

acquisition is an integral part of the unity of all language (Robbins, 2007: 49).

When we talk about language acquisition, immediately, we must think in children due to

that this process is presented in them. This is a subconscious process, in which rules,

grammar and mechanisms are not taught. Here, the focus is communication. Children often

acquire a language by subprocesses as imitation, repetition, and so on. Acquisition is

always related to the mother tongue.

Acquisition implies developing skills, preparing children brains in order to progress in

skills and abilities. This process is linked to the capacity’s children create to build basis on

their minds.

On the other hand, language learning is a conscious process giving in adolescents and

adults. This process implies learning rules, correct forms as structures, grammar and

creating knowledge. This process is internal, and people have the control of this as a formal

a regulate process.

Language learning is a conscious process, is the product of either formal learning situation

or a self-study programme (Kramina, 2000: 27). Hence, language learning is an integral

part of the unity of all language (Robbins, 2007: 49).

Bibliographical References

Lantolf, James & Thorne, Steven. (2007). Sociocultural theory and second language

acquisition.

Zaščerinska, Jeļena (2010). Acquisition and language learning: developing the system of

external and internal perspectives. University, Daugavpils, Latvia.