============================================================== Summary of Theories of First Language Acquisition Three broad theories of L1 acquisition: 1. behaviourist (e.g.‚ Stimulus-response conditioning- Skinner) 2. innatist (e.g.‚ Universal Grammar- Chomsky) 3. interactionist (e.g.‚ Constructional learning- Tomasello) 1. Behaviourism Behaviourism doesn’t explain learning with reference to mental activities‚ but with reference to physical activities. An example
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Assignment: According to Swain‚ ...producing the target language may be the trigger that forces the learner to pay attention to the means of expression needed in order to successfully convey his or her own intended meaning. (Swain 1985: 249) In Swain’s view‚ learners need not only input‚ but output: they need to use language in order to learn it. Krashen‚ however‚ as recently as 2009‚ stated that: Research done over the last three decades has shown that we acquire language by understanding
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under encounters of particular situation. The innatists had/has this conceptions that all knowledge from the natural world is structured on basics of speculative axioms‚ which are principle’s that are based upon theories that don’t need to be proven or have the capability of being proven. This knowledge is taken to be universal‚ and not obtained through experience. In other word they are hardwired into the mind. Viewing this at a moral perspective‚ innatists debate that our decision making or perhaps
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华北科技学院 语言学习理论（英语）课程论文 论文题目: ________________________________________________________ 专业___________________________ 班级____________________________ 姓名___________________________ 学号____________________________ 成绩__________________________ 指导老师_______________________ 2013年6月17日 Brief Introduction to Language Learning Theories 摘要 近年来，新的外语学习方法不断涌现。他们通常宣称比之前出现的那些方法更有效，而且，在许多情况下，这些方法被推广甚至被规定立即使用。新方法可能反映了当前的趋势。那么一个教师如何
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Locke vs. Knowledge Innatism In this paper‚ I will explore the topic of knowledge innatism and define what it is and what it isn’t‚ Locke’s objections to it‚ and responses to these objections. After raising an objection‚ I will argue either that 1) this objection is weak or 2) this objection works. The sort of knowledge that nativists think are innate in the mind are truths that do not have to be learned through experience‚ such as knowledge of the laws of nature & mathematical truths. Examples
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In this paper I will do the following: I will explain Hume’s thesis and define the terms that Hume uses‚ I will discuss the characteristics of the principle that may cause doubt in philosophers‚ I will analyze the structure that Hume uses for one of his arguments that helps establish his copy principle‚ and‚ finally‚ I will evaluate this argument with adherence to the reasoning‚ the structure‚ and possible objections. Hume’s thesis for his ‘copy principle’ is the following: “all our ideas or more
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MC Research Methodology A comparison between first and second language acquisition theories Primarily‚ I would like to mention some differences between the first and the second language acquisition based on Vivian Cook’s online paper. First‚ the tongue mother or first language is acquired during our childhood; when our ability to learn is unlimited. On the other hand‚ second language is acquired either when we are teenagers or adults. Then‚ we can say that our brains have changed along the
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Shaping Personal Epistemology Chris Arbuckle University of Phoenix Knowledge in Theory and Practice PHL/716 Dr. Katherine Downey January 2‚ 2015 Shaping Personal Epistemology Achieving a balance between consumer relations and employee retention is paramount to the overall success of a company’s sales force in multiple areas. Apple Inc. uses a specific philosophy that has been developed for their retail branch since the division started in 2001. Apple’s philosophical approach to consumer relationships
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BEHAVIORIST THEORY ON LANGUAGE LEARNING AND ACQUISITION Introduction There are some basic theories advanced to describe how language is acquired‚ learnt and taught. The behaviorist theory‚ Mentalist theory (Innatism)‚ Rationalist theory (otherwise called Cognitive theory)‚ and Interactionism are some of these theories. Of these‚ behaviorist theory and mentalist theory are mainly applicable to the acquisition of languages while the rest can account
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learning strategies and develop meta-linguistic awareness. These two contradictory propositions question whether children are better second language learners or not. In favor of child learners‚ the Critical Period Hypothesis‚ supported by Noam Chomsky’s innatist theory about second language acquisition‚ assumes that language learning is biologically programmed and children do not need to be taught languages. Moreover‚ one may fail to acquire certain skills or knowledge as long as it misses the period of
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