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Theories of Language Acquisition - Coggle Diagram
Theories of Language Acquisition
SOCIAL INTERACTIONIST
Lev Vygotsky
constructivism
social interaction as important role
nature vs. nurture
biological and social aspects
physical, linguistic. cognitive and social factors
sociocultural model - model of human developmet
NATIVIST
Learning as a natural process
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
BEHAVIORIST
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