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2nd language acquisition
Theories in 2nd Language Acquistion for ESL Teachers
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12/09/2009

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Nativist theory
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Children's language at any given point is systematic. 

 

Child is constantly forming their own hypotheses in speech and testing them.

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How do children construct grammars?
Definition

They already at the age of 4 can apply rules for the formation of plural, present progressive, past tense, 3rd singular, and possessives.

 

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Functional Approaches:
Definition
deals with meaning & pragmatics
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Forms approaches:
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Structure: morphemes, words, sentences, and rules
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All of Chomsky's theories were first used in_______________.
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1st language acquistion
Term
Who said, "What children learn about language is determined by what they already know about the world?"
Definition
Piaget, 1969
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Who demonstrated that in all languages, semantic learning depends on cognitive development?
Definition
Slobin, 1971, 1986
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