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CLA Spoken Theory
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- 1Skinner (1904-1990)Behaviour is a result of conditioning.
Children learn through imitation
Positive reinforcement e.g. praised by mother so does again
Negative reinforcement e.g. corrected or not praised so doesn't do again - 2Problems with SkinnerChildren more likely corrected on truth than accuracy
Evidence to suggest correction actually hampers lang development
Children don't suddenly use grammer correctly so not imitation, instead gradual build up and refining - 3ChomskyNature
Introduced LAD (Language acquisition device
Brain naturally programmed to learn language and work out grammar/syntax systems
Universal language - children globally learn similarly
Evidence - Similarities between world languages and grammatical structures
Virtuous errors - useful mistakes - 4Problems and evidence against ChomskyLAD doesn't place enough emphasis on caregiver
Genie Wiley - Didn't learn speech and could never develop properly as missed critical period of language learning - 5Piaget (1896-1980)Cognitive development - core of child development of understanding is their learning
Children not developed until 4 stages of cognitive development
Children develop understanding by exploring and questioning the world
E.g. comparative adjective cant be used if the child doesn't understand size and scale - 6Sensorimotor stage0-2
A child begins to interact with their environment using senses and physical movement. Child remains egocentric and begins to understand object permanence - 7Pre-operational stage2-6/7
A child will learn to speak and develop imaginative focus
Words symbolically represented in play
Child egocentric and struggles to understand others point of view
Question more frequently to understand world around them - 8Concrete Operational stage6/7-11/12
Children become less egocentric and understand other points of view
Become more capable of logical thought - 9Formal Operational stage11-16+
No longer a problem with logical thought and abstract thinking increases - 10BrunerRejected Chomsky's LAD for LASS (Language Acquisition Support System)
Focused on child interacting with caregivers and others
Social situations - endless possibilities for Lang acquisition because caregivers provide input
Scaffolding - Quality input facilitates learning - 11VygotskyFocused especially on scaffolding
Caregiver - More knowledgeable other
Support directs children towards zone of proximal development
Allows children to move beyond Current ability
MKO is needed - 12TomaselloUsage-based Language acquisition
Ability to learn language is social and relies on using same cognitive process as other learning such as walking
9-12 months have pattern forming ability so understand meaning an intention
From this build generalisations about syntax - 13HallidayIdentified seven different functions served by child using language
By having intended outcome/motivation a child will be motivated to further use language - 14Instrumental functionTo fulfil a need e.g. asking for food and drink
- 15Regulatory functionTo control behaviour e.g. telling someone where to sit
- 16Interactional functionTo develop relationships e.g. telling sibling you love them
- 17Personal functionTo express views and preferences e.g. me no like it
- 18Heuristic functionUsed to explore world around e.g. what are you doing mummy
- 19Imaginative functionTo explore something creatively during play
- 20Representational functionTo give or receive information
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