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Language Acquisition

Understanding how language is acquired involves delving into several key theoretical perspectives and hypotheses. First language acquisition highlights the natural ability of children to learn and synthesize language beyond mere mimicry, suggesting an innate framework.

Language Acquisition

Language Acquisition

Theorists

Stephen Krashen
The affective filter hypothesis

Even when comprehension is high, anxiety must be low for learning to occur

The input (comprehension) hypothesis

Understanding content is critical for learning, it doesn't matter the format

The monitor Hypothesis

Use examples of language to correct other examples

The Natural Order Hypothesis

Language is acquired in a consistent similar order

The Acquisition Learning Hypothesis

fundamental difference between learning and acquiring are different, acquiring is subconscious

BF Skinner
Initial Behaviorist Theories
Merrill Swain
Comprehensible Output Hypothesis

Learners grow from not only syntehsizing information, but also creating comprehensible output

Lev Vgotsky
Zone of Proximal Development

Knowledge is constructed in scaffolded partnership

Learning is Social

Naom Chomsky

Elements of Language

Spelling
Word Construction
Lexicon
Vocabulary of language
Pragmatics
POV study of language; word-choice,
Semantics
Meanings of words/phrases/sentences
Syntax
Sentence structure
Morphology
Structure of words
Phonology
Sound systems in language

Main topic

First Language Acquisition Theories
Behaviorist

First languages are learned through mimicry and supportive actions

Language Acquisition Device

Children are capable of more than mimicry thanks to a naturally existing framework to learn/synthesize language

Second Language Acquisition Theories
Sociocultural Perspective
Cognitive/Developmental Perspective

Subtopic

Innatist Perspective
Behaviorism