Caregivers’ Role in Child’s Language Acquisition

Abstract

The early years of the child’s life are the most significant in language development. If the child acquires and develops his/her language normally, he/she will not face problems in communication later in life. This research aims to investigate the caregiver’s role in the child’s language acquisition. The field investigation of the topic necessitates the qualitative descriptive type of research. The data were collected through interviews, video records, and observation. The study was limited to ten children with their caregivers, in order to observe and analyze these cases well. The findings of this study showed that the caregivers were conscious of their crucial role in their children’s language development. Interaction between adult and child is different according to the child’s age. From the outcomes of the research, it has been confirmed that if the caregiver interacts effectively with his/her child, he develops and improves his/her language normally and correctly.