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EML 1501 Unit 2 THE MEANING OF LANGUAGE In Unit 1, you were given a general definition of language as an introduction to the early stages of language development. The stages included the prelinguistic stage, the holophrase stage and the two-word stage, among others. In this unit, ‘language’ is explained as a preamble to the different theories that explain how language is acquired. The concept “language” is explained or defined in different ways based on the perspective of a speci...

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Language is an inborn characteristic of humankind (acquired naturally – not taught) It comprises of sounds put together in a meaningful way or pattern Language can be repetitive (listened to and understood) or it can be expressive (express yourself using words and vocabulary) The four parts of language is listening, speaking, reading and writing. What is emergent Literacy? Emergent literacy refers to the knowledge, skills and attitudes that a child develops in relation to reading a...

An introductory orientation to the study guide THE AIM OF THE UNIT The aim of Unit 1 is to introduce you as a student teacher to the concept of emergent literacy or pre-literacy and to explain how a child’s language acquisition develops from early childhood babblings to language that has the same meaning as that of adults. LEARNING OUTCOMES After studying this unit, you should be able to: • Define emergent literacy using own words. • Outline the stages of language development fro...

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