2.2.7 Social Constructionism Flashcards
Social constructionists believe children learn to construct language based on …
Gathering rules from language
Social constructionism was first developed by _ in the _, and later built upon by _ in _
Wittgenstein
1950s
Tomasello
2003
Tomasello’s theory states children listen to language and do 2 things:
Intention reading
Pattern finding
What’s intention reading
Children learn how to use language to achieve social ends
What’s pattern finding
Children look at many utterances and develop schemes based on patterns in language
Tomasello’s pattern finding theory builds on a theory proposed by _ in the _
Braine
1960s
Braine’s theory proposed that …
Essentially this means that …
Children learn language in a ‘slot and frame’ manner
Child develops a scheme in which variables can be placed to suit the situation
Criticisms of social constructionism (2)
Children may understand social concepts (like mummy and daddy) before the intention reading stage starts
There’s a fundamental lack of evidence - we can’t truly know what happens in a child’s brain
What did Tomasello do
Expanded social constructionism in 2003
What did Wittgenstein do
Initial developer of social constructionism in the 1950s
Name social constructionist theorists. 3
Wittgenstein
Tomasello
Braine
