First language acquisition (interactionism)

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3) INTERACTIONIST/DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES: LEARNING FROM INSIDE AND OUT

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3) INTERACTIONIST/DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES:

LEARNING FROM INSIDE AND OUT

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Problems of Innatism:

Too much emphasis on

the “final state”

but not enough on the developmental aspects of

language acquisition.

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• Language was

ONE manifestation

of the cognitive and affective ability

to deal with the world

• Innatists

dealt with FORMS of the language,

not with the FUNCTIONAL levels

of meaning constructed from

SOCIAL INTERACTION

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INTERACTIONISM: Bruner

Language acquisition

is an example of children’s ability to learn from experience.

What children need to know

is essentially available

in the language

they are exposed to.

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the innate learning ability of children

the environment in which they develop

LANGUAGE

DEVELOPMENT

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CRUCIAL ELEMENT in language acquisition process

MODIFIED SPEECH

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CARETAKER TALK• It is the way adults modify their speech

when communicating with kids.

• Slower rate of speech• Higher pitch

• More varied intonation• Shorter simpler sentence patterns

• Frequent repetition• Paraphrase

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• The child has MANY OPPORTUNITIES

FOR USING the language to communicate

to those around him.

• Much of THE LANGUAGE IS SIMPLIFIED

to the level of understanding of the child.

The Child's Language Environment

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The Child's Learning Strategies

• The child in NOT INTERESTED IN

LANGUAGE for its own sake.

• The child is NOT DISTURBED by the

language he does not understand.

• The child ENJOYS THE REPETITIVE

events of his life, and uses this enjoyment

to help him learn.

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• The child USES HIS PRIMARY INTERESTS to help him learn.

• The child directs his attention to things that are EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

• The child possesses a natural desire TO CALL AN OBJECT BY ITS NAME.

The Child's Learning Strategies

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• The child adds words to his speaking

vocabulary more easily IF HE ALREADY

KNOWS HOW TO PRONOUNCE THEM.

• The child IMMEDIATELY USES the

language, and his SUCCESS IN

COMMUNICATION BUILDS

CONFIDENCE.

The Child's Learning Strategies

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• The child uses his natural desire TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE AROUND HIM

to help him learn new language.

• The child brings TREMENDOUS

INGENUITY to the task of learning.

The Child's Learning Strategies