ITL STIBA

Which is NOT true about languages?

• All languages reflect social and cultural aspects of a society.

• Correct spelling preserves a language.

• The same words in the same order don't always mean the same thing.

• It's easier to learn English if you are in the environment where English is used all the time.

What is "onomatopoeia"?

• Language that echoed natural sounds.
• The pictures that the primitive people painted on the cave wall.
• It consists of meaningless sounds.
• Human speech sounds

We acquire a second language the same way we acquire our mother tongue.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What is an example of babbling that babies produce?

• babababa
• It's tea time!
• crying sounds
• mmm

What order (urutan) do babies acquire language in?

• cooing, babbling, sentences, words, phrases
• cooing, babbling, words, phrases, sentences
• sentences, words, phrases, cooing, babbling
• cooing, phrases, words, babbling, sentences

Language acquisition is NOT______

• the process of learning a new language
• the process of learning how to speak
• the process learning how to pronounce words
• the process of learning to eat

The culture of students doesn’t affect how long it takes them to acquire a new language. All students learn language the same way.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What do language and culture have in common?

• Both are constantly developing.
• They have nothing in common.
• Both never change through time.
• Both don't influence each other.

When learning or teaching a language, it’s vital to understand the culture in which it’s spoken since language is deeply rooted in culture.

• TRUE
• FALSE

We can learn a new language without learning the culture where the language is used.

• TRUE
• FALSE