Psycholinguistics Implications in Foreign Language Teaching

Abstract

Second language learning is the process of acquiring another language after mastering his first language to some extent. The object of linguistics is language and the object of psychology is mental symptoms. The object of psycholinguistics is also language, but language that processes in the human soul which is reflected in mental symptoms, namely language seen from psychological aspects. The focus of psycholinguistics is language and not mental symptoms. Psycholinguistics is a combined approach through psychology and linguistics for the review or study of language knowledge, language in use, and matters related to it that is not easily achieved or approached through either of the two sciences separately or individually. Psycholinguistics in practice tries to apply linguistic and psychological knowledge to solve various problems concerning the process of language acquisition in humans. This article aims to theoretically analyze the benefits of psycholinguistics practically in the field of education, especially language teaching. Psycholinguistics, including foreign languages, can be used as a theoretical basis for language teaching. Thus, solutions and improvements can be obtained in learning foreign languages at every level of education in formal and informal schools.