Monday, June 29, 2020

POST 13: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

OBJECTIVES

  • Introduction to UNIT 2 Language Acquisition
  • Explore important ideas and themes on First and Second Language Acquisition


Learning Theories Chart


Unit 2 Language Acquisition



I . First Language Acquisition

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First Language Acquisition Theory

THE NATURE VS NURTURE 
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The Nativist/Innate (Nature) View proposes that humans are pre-wired for language learning.

 Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles
are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation 
are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and
use of words involves a process of free creation. Noam Chomsky



The Empiricist (Nurture) View proposes that language is an entirely learned behavior.

"Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. Fortunately, most human behavior is learned observationally through modeling: from observing others one forms an idea of how new behaviors are performed, and on later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for action."
-Albert Bandura, Social Learning Theory, 1977


II. Second Language Acquisition

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Key concepts to grasp:
learning vs. acquisition, role of teacher, role of student, error correction, Interlanguage, the importance of sociolinguistics, Krashen´s 5 Hypothesis, factors that affect language acquisition (above), etc.

III. Popular Ideas about Second Language Acquisition
 We will soon discuss this article. Please dedicate time to read it.


Reminders:

  • Oral presentations start on March 6th (next class). Check the Prompt as well as the Rubric  for Assignment 2.


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