Theories In Language Acquisition Flashcards
It states that language behaviour of an individual condition by sequences of differential rewards in his or her environment. It is learned by a process of habit formation.
Behaviourism.
These are the process of habit formation according to littlewood.
Imitates.
Reinforce.
Repeat.
Conditioned.
Listen.
Imitate.
Receive a reward.
Repeat for recall.
This theory believe that language acquisition is within the context of child’s mental or cognitive development.
The child needs to understand the context 1st in order to acquire the particular knowledge language.
Cognitivism.
It is when the trial is unaware of the existence of an object they probably haven’t seen it yet.
It is also suggesting a link between object permanence in the learning of labels for objects.
Cognitivism.
This theory believes that language learning as affected by social and psychological distance between 1st and second language and the culture of the learner system.
Acculturation Theory
This theory believes that the learners success in the second language acquisition depends only upon the learners degree of acculturation.
Acculturation theory.
These are the 8 components of social distance.
- Socialdominance.
- Integration pattern or assimilation preservation and adaptation.
- Enclosure
- Size
- Congruence
- Attitude
- Intendent length or residence
What are the four affective variables included in Schumann’s acculturation model?
Language shock.
Culture shock
Permeability
Motivation
2 general forces.
Nativization and denativization
This theory emphasises that language development should be viewed within the framework of how the discovers the meaning of the capacity of language by taking part in communication.
Discourse Theory
A process which a language can be learned by communicating the target language speaker.
Discourse Theory
Here if you want to learn or acquire the target language the main ways to learn is through interaction with the target language speaker. We need exposures to make us habituated to use in the target language.
Discourse theory.
This is also called Accommodative process.
Were speakers manipulate language to maintain identity by Unconsciously modifying their language choice speak trade to converge or diverge with others behaviour.
Accommodation theory.
When a speaker who says a language variety that seems to fit the style of the other speaker.
Convergence.
When a speaker single social distance or disapproval by using a language what I did that differs from the style of the other speaker
Divergence
