Behaviorist Theory suggests that people learn through their interactions with the environment. It can even be how rewards and punishments shape behavior, highlighting observable actions rather than thoughts or feelings.

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"Moreover, behaviorist theory does not explain how

any novel utterance is produced, even those that are grammatically correct. But

most utterances we produce in conversation or writing are in fact original." (Pg.61)

Innatist theory, was made by Noam Chomsky, it is said that people are born with a built-in ability to learn language. It means that kids have a natural tool in their brains that helps them pick up language as they grow up.

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"Innatist theory, by Noam Chomsky, says that people are born with a built-in ability to learn language. It means kids have a natural tool in their brains that helps them pick up language as they grow up."(Pg.61)

Interactionist theory is that language learning happens through social interactions. Which can mean kids learn to speak by talking and interacting with others around them.

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"According to the interactionist position, caregivers play

a critical role in adjusting language to facilitate the use of innate capacities for language acquisition." (Pg.62)

Behavioral learning theory is when people learn by interacting with their environment, with rewards and punishments shaping their behavior. The role of thoughts and feelings can focus more on external factors.

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"For behaviorists, the processes involved in second or foreign lan-guage learning consisted of imitation, repetition, and reinforcement of grammat-ical structures." (pg.65)

Stephen Krashen mentions that learning languages is all about getting information you can understand and feel relaxed about. His ideas like the Input Hypothesis and Affective Filter have made teachers rethink how they teach languages everywhere.

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"Krashen’s five hypotheses are (1) the acquisition/learning hypothesis, (2) the moni-tor hypothesis, (3) the natural order hypothesis, (4) the input hypothesis, and (5) the affective filter hypothesis."(Pg.66)