Research Article
Realia as the source of first language acquisition that can make cultures specific
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.27-4-2019.2285338, author={Deli Nirmala}, title={ Realia as the source of first language acquisition that can make cultures specific }, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd English Language and Literature International Conference, ELLiC, 27th April 2019, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ELLIC}, year={2019}, month={7}, keywords={realia language acquisition culture specific}, doi={10.4108/eai.27-4-2019.2285338} }- Deli Nirmala
Year: 2019
Realia as the source of first language acquisition that can make cultures specific
ELLIC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.27-4-2019.2285338
Abstract
Realia is a milieu including self which can help language acquisition occur. It can be a source for constructing meaning of language through transfer knowledge using language. This paper is to figure out how realia can be the source of children learning socio-cultural expressions specific to fishermen in Pantura, Central Java, Indonesia. Interview and elicitation were techniques used for collecting data. The fishermen’s children in north coastal regions of Central Java were the samples chosen purposively due to their experiences about fishing. The analysis was conducted using referential and inferential methods. The result shows that acquiring socio-cultural expressions are gained from knowledge transfer given by fathers through fishing instructions. Fishing experience as the realia can be a source of teaching socio-cultural expressions that become mental lexicon stored in the mind.
