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Babies acquire their initial language in stages that correspond with their maturing cognitive abilities, and this is consistent with the findings of research on language acquisition during early childhood education. Council for Australian Governments' Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (2009, p.41) states that children are natural communicators. Various art forms, including music, dance, poetry, and the visual arts, all constitute languages. Children are born with the ability to communicate to other people via signs, noises, and language. Natural and educational influences are thought to work together in the process of language learning. Support for this claim comes from the "Serve and Return" prototypical video game. This occurs when the baby's brain forms new neural connections through its natural service of babbling, facial expressions, and gestures. Adults, however, return the favor by giving thoughtful responses to such service. Children are born with the innate ability to communicate via language, but it is through their interactions with others and their surroundings that their linguistic abilities will flourish. As a result, it's clear that listening has a huge impact on how a language evolves. Reference: (Edwards, 2012, p. According to the Reggio Emilia approach, young children possess the skills of reciprocal listening along with expectancy, which facilitates communication and the development of discourse. Therefore, it seems that infants are born with the propensity to listen, which aids in their eventual socialization and assimilation into their new cultures. Edwards (2012), page 237. Pauline Oliveros (1999) proposed the term "deep listening" to describe the practice of actively engaging all of one's senses in one's hearing. Inner deep listening and calm, motionless awareness; this idea is synonymous with the "Dadirri" (Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr, 2021). It is via "deep listening" that children are able to change and increase their comprehension; as well as make the transition from one language to another; and it is through "deep listening" that they are able to express and represent their ideas to themselves, which develops a conscious perspective. Music constitutes one of the best and most effective ways for kids to pick up on spoken language. Children may learn the language as well as the culture of a song via its music and rhymes. Kids can discover about the Aboriginal culture via songs like "This Land is mine" by Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly as well as "Djapana" from Yothu Yindi. It is essential that young children be exposed to the Aboriginal language via activities such as music and picture books during early childhood education settings. Overall, language is a very intricate system that children learn from birth and refine via exposure to and engagement with many aspects of society, culture, and other individuals.

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