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According to research, babies are the best language-learners on the planet. Their brains are naturally geared for it due to _______________!“That's when we were really, really smart,” says Dr. Shuvo Ghosh, director of the Brain, Development and Behaviour Department at the Montreal Children's Hospital. “Babies' brains figure it out.” Incredible neuroplasticity is why the under-2 set is primed for learning language.

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Organize the words to create a meaningful sentence that defines a theory of language acquisition. Drag and drop the words in the correct order to complete each sentence.

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Language

stimuli.

through

is

reinforcement

learned

environmental

and

Language

stimuli.

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Good, thank you.And you?

How are you today?

Language

interactions.

learned

are

I'm good tooWhat have you been doing?

social

from

structures

Language

interactions.

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Organize the words to create a meaningful sentence that defines a theory of language acquisition. Drag and drop the words in the correct order to complete each sentence.

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Language

processes.

cognitive

to

linked

is

development

Language

processes.

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*By 2 years of age, a child has at least 50 words and uses 2-3 word phrases.

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Children

language.

to

have

innate

a

ability

learn

Children

language.

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Social Intetraction

Cognitive

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Nativist Theory

Behavioral Theory

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Vgotsky

Skinner

Piaget

Chomsky

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Language sructures are learned through social interactions.

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Language development is linked to cognitive processes.

Language is learned through environmental stimuli and reinforcement.

Children have an innate ability to learn langauge.

Cognitive

Nativist Theory

Social Interaction

Behavioral Theory

It is likely both nature and nurture influence language acquisition, as genes and social environments both play formative roles.

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This is following by the _______ stage.

babbling

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The first stage of language development is called ___________

prelinguistic

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prelinguistic

telegraphic

The prelinguistic stage consists of "cooing".

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babbling

telegraphic

1-Word

babbling

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The stage where meaning is attached to words is termed the ___________ stage.This is followed by discovery of syntax, the _________ stage. The final stage is truncated language, ie the telegraphic stage.

2-words

1-word

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1-word

1-word

Visual content is a transversal, universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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2-words

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telegraphic

telegraphic

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from

social

structures

are

learned

Language

interactions.

This theory proposes that language exist for communication and thus requies social interaction.

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Language development is linked to cognitive processes.

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Children have an innate ability to learn language.

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Language structures are learned through social intetractions.

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Language is learned through environmental stimuli and reinforcement..

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to

cognitive

development

is

linked

Language

processes.

This theory contends that a concept must be understood before it can be expressed.

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environmental

reinforcement

and

is

learned

through

Language

stimuli.

This theory poses that language is learned by imitation and reinforced through conditioning.

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learn

ability

to

have

an

innate

Children

language.

Is this a product of neuroplasticity?

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Social Interaction

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Behavioral Theory

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Cognitive Theory

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Nativist Theory

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