Views and Strategies on how to Enhance Infants’ and Young Children’s Language Development from Research Perspectives

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Published: Jun 30, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/lartstu.2020.9
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nurture language acquisition infants and children parent-child interaction language development

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Chutamanee Onsuwan
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Thailand
Nawasri Chonmahatrakul
MARCS-CILS NokHook BabyLab, Thailand
Juthatip Duangmal
MARCS-CILS NokHook BabyLab, Thailand
Natchaya Aticharttanin
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Thailand
Pon Trairatvorakul
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Weerasak Chonchaiya
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Abstract

This paper offers various views and strategies on how to enhance infants’ and young children’s language development by reviewing currently relevant theories and research findings in Psycholinguistics and Pediatrics. It concentrates on two central themes: milestones in infant and child language development; and (parents’) common questions about language development, including proper screen time, recommended sound environment, and beneficial communication and linguistic activities. It is our hope that this short paper will provide parents with easy-to-understand academic information, and basic guidance to further support infants’ and children’s learning and language developmental stages.

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อ่อนสุวรรณ จ., Chonmahatrakul, N., ดวงมาลย์ จ., อติชาติธานินทร์ ณ., ไตรรัตน์วรกุล พ., & ชลไชยะ ว. (2020). Views and Strategies on how to Enhance Infants’ and Young Children’s Language Development from Research Perspectives. Journal of Liberal Arts Thammasat University, 20(1), 184–201. https://doi.org/10.14456/lartstu.2020.9
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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2020): January - June
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Chutamanee Onsuwan, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Thailand

Department of English and Linguistics, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University

MARCS-CILS NokHook BabyLab

Center of Excellence in Intelligent Informatics, Speech and Language Technology, and Service Innovation (CILS), Thammasat University

Juthatip Duangmal, MARCS-CILS NokHook BabyLab, Thailand

MARCS-CILS NokHook BabyLab

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