JOURNAL ARTICLE

Phoneme acquisition: Infants and second language learners

James Jensen

Year: 2011 Journal:   The Language Teacher Vol: 35 (6)Pages: 24-24

Abstract

This paper argues for explicit phoneme perception training. It discusses infant phoneme acquisition studies and relates these studies to second language learners. The first half of the article is an account of infant language acquisition studies and uses the Native Language Model, as developed by Patricia Kuhl, to conceptualize an infant’s phoneme acquisition process. The second half of this paper deals with what L1 phoneme acquisition means for adult second language learners. Three questions are addressed: First, to what extent can L2 learners’ perceptual patterns be modified after the initial neural commitment? Second, is phonemic training with adult learners worthwhile? And, third, what methodologies are the most effective for modifying an L2 learner’s initial L1 phoneme structure? The techniques discussed are contrastive exposure, making the phoneme salient, and high-variability. 本論は、明示的に行う音素認識トレーニングについて論じる。乳幼児の音素習得研究を論議し、これらの研究を第2言語学習者に関連づける。前半は乳幼児の言語習得研究の説明において、Patricia Kuhlの乳幼児の音素習得プロセスを概念したNative Language Magnet Theoryを用いている。後半では、乳幼児の第1言語音素習得が大人である第2言語学習者にどのような意味を持つのかを述べる。次の3点を検討する。1)第2言語学習者の音素認識パターンは、第1言語でのパターンが確立した後、どの程度修正されることができるのか。2)大人の学習者に対する音素認識トレーニングは価値があるのか。3)第2言語学習者における第1言語の音素構造を修正するには、どのような方法が最も効果的なのか。論議されている手法は、音素を際立たせ、高い変動性をもたらす対照提示である。

Keywords:
Language acquisition Salient First language Psychology Perception Second-language acquisition Linguistics Process (computing) Computer science Artificial intelligence Mathematics education

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Topics

Language Development and Disorders
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Developmental and Educational Psychology
Phonetics and Phonology Research
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Reading and Literacy Development
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Developmental and Educational Psychology

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