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Gaby Olea MaED student UAB
Language Acquisition Theories
I will explore the different learning theories addressed in Magaly Lavadenz's article and how they are relevant to second language acquistion.
language learning theories
behaviorist
cognitive
sociocultural perspective
sociocultural and cognitive learning theory
Noam Chomsky's Natural Approach method
Practice
Rewards
repetition
+ example
Behaviorist theory
What exactly is it?
- response to what the learner is exposed to in their environment
- learning can be “manipulated, observed, and described” (Watson; 1919, Skinner, 1938)
- focuses on “practice, repetition, and rewards” to achieve language development (Lavadenz 19)
COGNITIVE THEORY
What exactly is it?
- Coined by Piaget, explains learning by delving deeper into the learner’s psychology which includes the learner’s “motivation, schema and other processes” (Lavadenz 20).
- Includes developmental cognitive learning and socio-constructivist learning, based on Vygotsky and Bruner’s work
sociocultural perspective
What is it?
- Coined by Vygotsky
- social interaction between language learners and more knowledgeable speakers is important for language acquisition
- Ex: children learn from each other by speaking to their classmates, and, thus, pick up their peers’ social language.
sociocultural vs cognitive learning theory
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Noam Chomsky's Natural Approach Method
Natural Approach to second Language Acquisition
English language learners should acquire the language as naturally as possible. Correcting their grammar could have adverse effects on their second language acquisition.
I believe that these theories are used in various ways in most classrooms to help second language acquisition for English learners.