Korean J Child Stud. 1990; 11(2): 44-58.

Young Chidren's Literacy Acquisition from a Sociolinguistic Perspective

사회 언어학적 입장에서 본 유아의 문해습득

현은자

Eun Ja Hyun

Literacy acquisition is a social phenomenon. Children in a literate society grow up with literacy as an integral part of their personal, familial, and social histories. Because it is language, children learn written language in ways similar to oral language. However. because it is written, the ways in which written language differs from oral language in terms of its different functions and forms affect the way in which children learn written language. Written language is likely to be more decontextualized than spoken language. The ability to use decontextualized language seems to be crucial to successful participation and progress in school. Experiences identified as contributing to preschool children`s literacy development contribute to their ability to use language in a decontextualized way. Teale and Sulzby`s(1986) metaphor of emergent literacy has provided a conceptual scheme for understanding the nature and process of literacy acquisition in early childhood.