LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 20:2 February 2020
ISSN 1930-2940

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The Impact of Cartoons on Toddlers’ Language Acquisition

Shaheen Perween and Dr. Sadia. H. Hasan

Abstract

The present family scenario is totally different from the earlier one. In earlier time Indian societies used to have the joint family system , where language acquisition by infants was not at all an issue . However, shift from joint family to nuclear family system made heavy impact on the process of language acquisition which is a very important phenomena of human life. The present paper investigate the contibution of media in language acquisition by children belonging to nuclear families. The effects of watching animated cartoons and you tube short clips on toddlers has been mainly searched in this paper.The data for this study has been collected from the Aligarh city of Utter Pradesh, India. This study further analyses the effect of cartoons on the mental development of young children.Cartoons on one hand contribute in a positive way to the process of language acquisition but at the same time they also have some negative impacts.Children who are excessively exposed to the cartoons sometimes become lethargic , violent etc. depending upon the nature of cartoons they are exposed to.

Keywords: Language acquisition, vocabulary enhancement, acquisition through animated cartoons

1. Introduction

Children are believed to be the future of the nation. The period of childhood is very critical becausein this period behaviors can be easily moulded. Toddlers learn and develop skills by interacting, observing, and experiencing the creations around them. The environment associated with the child determines the child’s conduct. Earlier they are influenced by the family, later on by peers and schools. “The family is the first school for the overall psychological development of the children as it lays the foundation for the development of a healthy personality in adulthood”. According to A.G. Sudha, the school plays a very important and formative role in the development of cognitive linguistic, social, emotional and moral functions and competencies in a child. She further says that the mental health of children is deeply rooted in the socio-cultural milieu and environment in which they live. Television is one of the most important media influencing the children lives. Through television, children are exposed to a variety of programs pertaining to nature, entertainment, cartoons, films, serials, advertisements, sports etc. Some particular cartoons have gained prominence among children because of their high speed flashes of light, rapid color changes and movements arrest the child’s concentration. (Sudha, 2011).

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Shaheen Perween
Research Scholar
Department of Linguistics
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Uttar Pradesh
shaheenamu7@gmail.com
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Dr. Sadia. H. Hasan
Assistant Professor
Department of Linguistics
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Uttar Pradesh
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