Introduction to Psycholinguistics

Definisi Psikolinguistik menurut Lim Kiat Boey, dalam bukunya “Introduction to Linguistic for the Language Teacher” :
As its name suggests, psycholinguistic is a field of study that combiness psychology and linguistics. The term itself was coined in 1951 though the study had been going on even in the nineteenth century in the form of the study of language development.

Description or giving of language as a system.
Deskripsi atau pemberian bahasa sebagai sebuah sistem.

About the flow and theories of linguistics.
Tentang aliran dan teori-teori linguistik.

How people use language as a system.
Pembahasan tentang bagaimana orang mempergunakan bahasa sebagai sebuah sistem.

How the language is received and produced by language users.
Bagaimana bahasa itu diterima dan diproduksi oleh pemakai bahasa.

How does the human brain work related to language.
Bagaimana kerja otak manusia yang berkaitan dengan bahasa.

How people learn a language or how people can acquire a language and use it for communication.
Bagaimana orang dapat memperoleh bahasa tersebut sehingga dapat digunakan untuk komunikasi.

The theory of language acquisition by children.
Teori pemerolehan bahasa oleh anak.

The difference between childreen language acquisition and language learning.
Perbedaan antara pemerolehan bahasa oleh anak dan pembelajaran bahasa.

Interference of the mother tongue system to the language being studied.
Interferensi sistem bahasa ibu ke bahasa yang sedang dipelajari.

Language development
Perkembangan bahasa

The role of motivation in language learning.
Peran motivasi dalam pembelajaran bahasa.

The Habbit Formation Theory explains that young children can master the mother tongue or the first language because of the habit formation factor carried out by parents, family, or the environment, especially the mother.

The Cognitive-Code Learning implies the existence of a language learning process through the mastery of code, rules, rules or language formulas (grammatical rules) through cognitive processes (thinking) by the child.

The Convergence Theory is a point of integration between talent theory (nativism) and teaching/education theory (empirism).
Nativism theory holds that a child's development or success depends on the talent or aptitude the child has since birth.
Empiricism theory (by John Lock) holds that the child's development/success is determined by the education or teaching that the child receives from his parents, the environment, and the wider community.

The Teacher Factor include teacher competence in mastering English material (what to teach), expertise in teaching (how to teach), and teacher motivation and persistence in teaching.

The Learner Factor

IQ (Intellectual Quotient)

Aptitude, can affect the success of students in learning English.

Attitude, have an influence on one's success in learning English.

Motivation, has a strong influence in determining one's learning success.

Interest, student learning strategies need to be considered by the teacher.

Strategy of foreign language learning.