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Theories of Language Acquisition Tamara'Thompson (Social…
Theories of Language Acquisition Tamara'Thompson
Behaviorist(Alexander and Fox 2004)
Skinnerian behaviorism
Acquiring behaviors as a result of certain environmental contingencies
Operant conditioning-carefully chosen rewards and punishments leading to a habituation of reading act
Reading as a perceptual activity
Identifying visual signals
Translating these signals into sounds
Assembly of sounds into words, phrases and sentences
Conditioning-Repetition of skills practiced until reflexive
Social Interactionist
Lev Vygotsky
Sociocultural model
Child Observes interaction between other people and then the behavior develops
Child learns best when interacting with those around
Foundation of constructivism
Social interaction plays a fundamental role
More knowledgeable other (MKO)someone who has a better understanding or higher capability than the learner
Zone Proximal Development-(ZPD)the area between a students ability to perform under guidance and the ability to perform independently
Jerome Bruner
discovery learning theory
Inquiry based learner draws on his or her past experiences and existing knowledge to discover facts and relationships and new truths to be learned.
Learners learn best when they discover knowledge for themselves
Language acquisition is influenced by the interaction of a number of factors-physical, linguistic, cognitive, and social.
Nativist(Alexander and Fox, 2004)
Universal grammar -People have a preexisting template that guides language use
Noam Chomsky
People are biologically programmed to acquire language under favorable conditions
Generative grammar- innate mental structures that allowed for language use
Psycholinguists-all languages follow similar rules the capacity must be built in and