Vygotsky

Question 1

What did Vygotsky focus on the importance of ?

Answer 1

• Focused on the importance of doing
• Focused on the importance of a caregiver to act as a more knowledgable other so child can improve.

Question 2

What is the zone of proximal development ?

Answer 2

Zone of proximal development is just beyond what a child knows

Question 3

How can one reach the zone of proximal development ?

Answer 3

Through scaffolding or support from a more knowledgeable other a child can reach this.

Question 4

Importance of interaction for things other than language development ?

Answer 4

• Conversation skills and pragmatics learnt through interaction with adults

Question 5

Evidence of pragmatical knowledge gain through interaction ?

Answer 5

Schemas are evidence for interaction as they have learnt what that is though their environment

Question 6

Proof of theory ?

Answer 6

• CDS
• Case Study Jim

Question 7

Dismissal of theory ?

Answer 7

Fis Phenomenon
- Effectiveness of CDS - CDS can be seen as unnecessary if a child is not ready to produce grammatically correct or complete utterances. Waste of time.
- Cultures such as Papa New Guinea

Question 8

Fis Phenomenon

Answer 8

A child says “ This is my fis “
Adult replies “ Your fis”
To which child replies “ No, my sis “
Study shows that CDS could been seen as unnecessary and useless due to the lack of phonological development the child has. Instead, caregivers should provide a standard model of speech for a child to copy.

Question 9

When was the Fis Phenomenon

Answer 9

( study conducted in 1960 )