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Self esteem

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Belief in one’s own abilities and worth as a person.

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American English

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The variety of English spoken by people in the United States of America.

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Heurism

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Learning through experience; heuristic language is language which enables a child to learn and to explore their environment.

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Nature

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In this context, the inherited genetic and physical makeup of a person - for example gender and thin city are inherited and almost always fixed.

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Nurture

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In this context, the sum total of all the environmental influences a person experiences - things like family environment and schooling are important features in nurture.

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Conditioning

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A process whereby behaviour is changed or modified due to the repeated presence of a stimulus - repetition of the stimulus over time triggers a specific form of behaviour.

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Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

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An innate system in the brain which allows the spontaneous development of language in a child from birth. NOAM CHOMPSKY

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Language Acquisition support system (LASS)

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System of support from caregivers to children that helps them to acquire language and become sociable, according to BRUNER.

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Egocentric

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Thinking only about oneself

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Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

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The gap between what a child can do by themselves and what they can do with the appropriate support.

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Initiation - Response - Feedback (iRf)

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A pattern of discussion between teacher and student in which the teacher asks the student a question, the student responds, and then the teacher provides feedback on their answer.

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