Research Article
The Journey of Language in Childhood
Danyal Alper*
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025
Pages:
270-276
Received:
26 October 2025
Accepted:
6 November 2025
Published:
9 December 2025
Abstract: This study aimed to review and synthesize the current understanding of children's language acquisition by examining the cumulative effects of biology, cognition, environment, and social interactions. It focuses on three major theories—behaviorism, nativism, and interactionism—and explains their core contributions to the understanding of language development. Within the nativist perspective, the critical period hypothesis suggests that language learning is most effective before puberty, when neural flexibility facilitates natural fluency and precise pronunciation. Beyond theoretical frameworks, environmental and social interactions significantly shape the development of language. For instance, children experiment with sounds, gestures, and words through play, storytelling, and imitation, which form the foundation of grammar and meaning. It is possible to learn multiple languages simultaneously, which can lead to opportunities for improvisation, understanding, and creative thinking in future communications. Studies in linguistics, psychology, and education have consistently found that children's language instruction is dynamically influenced by their innate abilities and environment. To achieve the highest level of performance in learning outcomes, children must interact with others, receive feedback, and engage in genuine conversations. Language skills are strengthened by these interactions, which also enhance cognitive and emotional functioning. Language acquisition occurs through experience in a diverse linguistic and cultural environment. Language acquisition is not merely an innate capacity or passively absorbed; rather, it actively develops through practice and immersion in diverse linguistic and cultural environments. Parents, educators, and policymakers must understand how children's language skills are acquired and improved, especially when it comes to their language skills. In order to ensure that children reach their full communication and cognitive potential, Communities can create spaces that encourage interaction, curiosity, and empathy to ensure that children's full communication and cognitive potential are reached. This means that language is not just a means of expression but also a foundation for learning, connections, and global comprehension.
Abstract: This study aimed to review and synthesize the current understanding of children's language acquisition by examining the cumulative effects of biology, cognition, environment, and social interactions. It focuses on three major theories—behaviorism, nativism, and interactionism—and explains their core contributions to the understanding of language de...
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Research Article
The Impact of Gamified Learning on Students' Learning Engagement
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025
Pages:
277-282
Received:
22 October 2025
Accepted:
10 November 2025
Published:
11 December 2025
DOI:
10.11648/j.edu.20251406.12
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Abstract: With the rapid advancement of information technology, teaching models have undergone profound transformations. However, the issue of insufficient student engagement remains prominent in practical classroom teaching today, manifested by inadequate learning concentration, learning burnout, and diminished learning enthusiasm. As an innovative learning approach, gamified learning centers on applying elements, mechanisms, and principles of games to non-game teaching environments, aiming to stimulate learners' interest and motivation and enhance their learning initiative. To address this problem, this study adopted a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative research, selecting two parallel classes—Class 1, Grade 8 and Class 2, Grade 7 of M Middle School—as research objects. Among them, Class 1 served as the experimental class adopting the gamified teaching model, while Class 2 was the control class using the traditional teaching model. Data analysis tools were employed to conduct pre-tests and post-tests on both classes, analyzing the impact of gamified learning on learners' engagement from three dimensions: cognitive engagement, behavioral engagement, and emotional engagement. The results indicated that gamified learning can promote students' cognitive engagement, strengthen their behavioral performance in the learning process, and foster their positive emotions toward learning. This study not only provides practical references for future educational and teaching research but also offers theoretical support for the reform direction of teaching methods.
Abstract: With the rapid advancement of information technology, teaching models have undergone profound transformations. However, the issue of insufficient student engagement remains prominent in practical classroom teaching today, manifested by inadequate learning concentration, learning burnout, and diminished learning enthusiasm. As an innovative learning...
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