Theories of Language Acquisition

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NATIVIST

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BEHAVIORIST

SOCIAL INTERACTIONIST

physical, linguistic. cognitive and social factors

Learning as a natural process

Lev Vygotsky

Psycholinguistics

focus on semantics and how meaning is acquired, represented and used during reading

incorporate language arts into literacy

Language should be developed through meaningful use

natural development; it's innate

Noam Chomsky

generative grammar- focused innate mental structures that allow use of language

influenced by the emerging research in neuroscience and cognitive science

relationship between neurological structures and cognitive science

constructivism

social interaction as important role

sociocultural model - model of human developmet

nature vs. nurture

biological and social aspects

learning = conditioned behavior

B.F. Skinner

Behavior is determined by it's consequences

positive and negative reinforcement

observable behavior

focus on reading as a perceptual activity

phonics instruction

visual signs -> sounds

sounds -> words/ sentences