acquiring the language vs learning the language

satu hari di dalam kelas, ketika Eryna sedang tekun menjawab soalan grammar, teacher mereka menghampiri dan memerhatikannya sejenak..lantas....:

teacher: this is what I said to you before regarding the differrence between those who acquire the language and learn the language.

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(kemudian, satu arahan menyusul)

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teacher: raise up your hand if you think you acquire the language.

selepas melihat2 mereka yg mengangkat tangan, (dan disebabkan separuh kelas angkat tangan n ad yg xsepatutnye angkat tangan pun angkat, teacher pun explain...)

teacher: those who acquire the language are expose to it since they're young..they learn the language through experience and early exposure..which means if for example you speak in English with your parents or friends or you watch or listen to English programmes since young, so, yes, you're in this 'acquire' group...

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(mereka yg tidak sepatutnya angkat tangan mula mempertimbangkan keputusan mereka...kemudian, teacher menyambung..)

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teacher: and if you notice, those who learn the language generally learn the language by going through the rules..and normally, they find it interesting to learn and know the rules in order to acquire the language.

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(murid-murid macam dh ready nk categorize diri masing2 lantas...)

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teacher: so now, raise up your had if you think you're in the 'acquire' group..

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(teacher nampak berpuas hati dgn individu yg mengangkat tangan)

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kemudian beliau membuat konklusi yg lain adalah dalam 'learn' group..

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persoalannya, mcm mane teacher boleh tau sape yg sepatotnye ada dalam group ni and group tu?

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ha..kalau diperhatikan, sape2 yg hebat dalam arena melontarkan buah fikiran melalu berbicara ni, selalunya mereka ni tergolong dalam geng 'acquire'..sbb, kebanyakan diaorg ni, dr kecik dh expose dgn english...ad yg selalu tgk n dgr english programmes and ad yg dibesarkan dalam family yg cakap English..so, kalau dr kecik dh dgr, expose dgn English, secara tak langsung mereka ni pick up the language even though diaorg xbelajar rules dan sebagainye...and kebanyakan kawan2 sy yg termasuk dalam group ni, mereka cakap, mereka prefer speaking rather than writing..sbb, diaorg cakap, especially dlm academic writing, susah nk menulis sbb diaorg tend to menulis macam mane diaorg bercakap..and lagi satu, diaorg xberape nk suke grammar..huhu

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kalau group yg learn the language, kebanyakan nye belajar English time kat skolah, then, balik umah, xcakap pun..kalau jumpe kawan2 kat skolah pun, xde nk cakap jugak...so, bg kumpulan ni, they prefer writing rather than speaking cause kumpulan ni acquire the language by going through the grammar rules...so, kumpulan ni, selalunye terlalu risau dgn die punye grammar, betol ke x ni die cakap...tp, lain cerita plak time menulis, sbb, diaorg rase confident bile menulis, yela, sbb diaorg boleh check grammar and everything...

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so, korg group mane?

(pk jap..)

kalau korg group yg ad sedikit masalah dgn writing especially academic writing, lecturer kami ad bg tips, beliau cakap, kalau kamu menulis macam kamu bercakap, xpe, just spend about 10 minutes, jot everything in your mind on a piece of paper..the, susun la semula..tgk, yg mane appropriate untuk academic writing...and ubah la supaya kedengaran lebih academic writing...

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and bg group yg lbh ske menulis n belajar language melalui rules ni, mmg liat sket nk dgr die bercakap..tp, seriously, group ni, kene ad courage and motivation untuk improve diri dgn bercakap...tu je ubat die..be active in group discussion..slow la, salah sket2 tu, adat la...tp, make sure jgn slow sgt, nt kene tinggal... (^_^)

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tp, seme tu bergantung pada individu tu jugak...cause, ad je kawan2 sy yg hebat dalam menulis dan bercakap, xkisah la diaorg ni expose dgn English since they're young or not...and xde la pulak kalau sape just ske menulis je tu, xboleh nk cakap, boleh je..antara nk ke x je..so..tepuk dada, tanye selera... :)