Pengembangan Bahasa Anak Dengar Pada Anak Usia Dini Dari Keluarga Orangtua Tunarungu

Abstract

THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF HEARING-NORMAL CHILDREN IN EARLY CHILDHOOD BY THE DEAF PARENTS (CASE STUDY AT BERMI VILLAGE, MIJEN, DEMAK). This research aimed to find out how the language development of hearing-normal children in early childhood by the deaf parents. This research is a field research with qualitative approach techniques. The method of data collection was observation and interviews. The results showed that: first, children's language acquisition still comes from the family environment. Second, children's language development can be seen from linguistic and non-linguistic factors. Language factors are including pronunciation elements, use of intonation, word selection, sentence structure, and language style. Non-linguistic factors are determined by the situation, place, and mastery of the material. Third, the inhibiting factor for the development of children's language skills is environmental factors. While the supporting factors are parents attention to children's language needs as buying picture books so that children can understand and recite them.