Essays on Innateness

Reflections to journal articles

Language, language acquisition and language teaching are areas of interest that have engaged the attention of linguists, psychologists and educationists for centuries. Zest in research in these areas continues with new issues being raised as a consequence of development in technology and means of communication. While experts continue to discuss first and second language acquisition, the truth is that it is difficult to find an individual who uses one pure language. Increasing contacts between language communities in a global scenario have resulted in bilingualism and multilingualism. According to Kumar and Yunus, “No society speaks just ‘a language’ that is ‘pure’ in its ...

Language is the fundamental means of communication and social interaction amongst the Homo sapiens. Though human existence is not entirely dependent on language, yet it is considered to be an important constituent for the survival. The process of language development is often considered a common occurrence and taken for granted. The study of language is known as Linguistics. It is estimated that there are more than 6000 spoken languages in the world. Language is not only used to speak, write or interpret; it is a base for communication, and information can also be communicated in the form of sign language. The ...

Language acquisition principles.

In an article titled: “Sensitive and advantageous periods in first language learning: What are the implications for very young Japanese learners of English?” As obtained from the International Journal of language, society and culture issue 16-2006 lays emphasis on the importance of exposing learners of English as a second language to the second language at their critical period.

Introduction

English is an international language spoken widely in the world. It is used in most countries for commerce especially international trade, education and technological developments. For these reasons many countries have seen the need of having their citizens to learn English. This ...