Language Acquisition Through Cartoons: A Case Study of a 3-Year-Old Child

Abstract

Growth refers to changes in body size and shape, while development involves gradual mental changes over a specific period. This study focuses on language acquisition in a child aged 3 years and 8 months as a measure of child development. The acquisition of a second language (L2), such as Indonesian, mostly occurs through watching cartoons. Age 0-4 years is a period when the development of children's intelligence begins to form. This study observed two significant points to be analysed, they are phonological acquisition (that derived from the type of sound, category, and its meaning) as well as the attitude development. The child was exposed to morning cartoon with a two-hours interval daily in the morning (around 9-11 am), and their reaction were noted, which showed that there is a significant improvement through the means of surrounding environment and technology.

Keywords

• children's language acquisition
• indonesian
• second language
• psycholinguistics