Language Acquisition Theories by DHARSHINI INDRAKUMAR https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv Innatist Theory of Language Acquisition and Interactionist Theory of Language Acquisition en-us 2020-07-07 12:04:03 UTC 2023-06-01 17:44:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png *Children are biologically programmed for language learning. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649111375 2020-07-07 12:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649111375 * All children are born with a template or common set of rules for learning a first language called "Universal Grammar" indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649113448 2020-07-07 12:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649113448 *Universal Grammar - infants can pick up grammatical language rules as communication occurs around them! indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649116809 2020-07-07 12:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649116809 * Children do not have to be taught HOW to learn a language. Anyone can potentially learn a second language. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649119190 2020-07-07 12:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649119190 A comparative chart of the different language acquisition theories - Slide 1 indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649128369 2020-07-07 12:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649128369 A comparative chart of the different language acquisition theories - Slide 2 indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649129774 2020-07-07 12:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649129774 Innatist and Interactionist Learning Approaches of Elementary School Students' Language Acquisition indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649133943 2020-07-07 12:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649133943 Innatist and Interactionist Learning Approaches of Elementary School Students' Language Acquisition indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649136666 2020-07-07 12:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649136666 * Noam Chomsky believes that children are "hard-wired" and ready for language acquisition from birth. He theorizes that a language acquisition device(LAD) exists which enables us to make connections with, create meaning from, and produce functions with language. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649503964 2020-07-07 20:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649503964 *Rooted in the constructivist approach - the belief that ideas and knowledge is "constructed" by humans indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649507981 2020-07-07 20:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649507981 * Children learn language out of a desire to communicate with the world around them. Language emerges from social interaction. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649519051 2020-07-07 20:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649519051 *Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development plays an important role in how the child's social environment impacts language acquisition. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649524387 2020-07-07 20:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649524387 Genetic disposition + social environment contribute to the child's language acquisition. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649783267 2020-07-08 04:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649783267 The theories we know about language acquisition all contribute to how we scaffold instruction to meet the individual needs of our students. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649788510 2020-07-08 04:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649788510 Each of these theories enable educators to curate their own instructional practices based on the needs of their English Language Learners. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649794911 2020-07-08 04:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649794911 Language acquisition is that process of building the ability to understand a language, using it to communicate with others. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649802385 2020-07-08 04:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649802385 Innatist theory asserts that human beings are biologically wired for language—that we have a “language acquisition device” that allows us to learn any language in the world. Linguistic ability is innate to us. Where as the interactionist theory indicates that language acquisition is both biological and social. indrdhar2733 https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649808822 2020-07-08 05:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/indrdhar2733/o9gqijsmv0kdu1gv/wish/649808822