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2nd Language Acquisition
Theorists
- B.F. Skinner
- Behaviorism
- states that any human behavior can be learned through
a process of stimulus, response, and positive or negative
reinforcement
- The object is to make the desired behavior
become a habit, performed spntaneously
- In the classroom, a teacher can use positive reinforcement by praising correct usage of grammar.
This will motivate the student to continue to use correct grammar.
- In the classroom, a teacher can use positive reinforcement by praising correct usage of grammar.
This will motivate the student to continue to use correct grammar.
- The object is to make the desired behavior
become a habit, performed spntaneously
- states that any human behavior can be learned through
a process of stimulus, response, and positive or negative
reinforcement
- Behaviorism
- R.C. Anderson
- Adaptive Control of Thought (ACT)
- States that intelligence is the gathering together and fine-tuning many small
units of knowledge that in total produce complex thinking
- This theory seems to fit well with learning a second language as there are many components to learning a
language, all of which take time to learn and produce a fluent speaker.
- This theory seems to fit well with learning a second language as there are many components to learning a
language, all of which take time to learn and produce a fluent speaker.
- States that intelligence is the gathering together and fine-tuning many small
units of knowledge that in total produce complex thinking
- Adaptive Control of Thought (ACT)
- Sue Gass
- Social Interaction
- States that interaction facilitates learning of the second language
- Teachers can support group activities and discussions to engage interactions
- Teachers can support group activities and discussions to engage interactions
- States that interaction facilitates learning of the second language
- Social Interaction
- Steven Krasher
- The Natural Approach
- The learner acquires speech in a natural way and applies it to speech unconsciously
- A monitor aids to correct inappropriate grammar
- In the classroom, a teacher allows the student to naturally use acquired speech and helps to correct if needed
- In the classroom, a teacher allows the student to naturally use acquired speech and helps to correct if needed
- A monitor aids to correct inappropriate grammar
- The learner acquires speech in a natural way and applies it to speech unconsciously
- The Natural Approach
- Leonard Bloomfield
- Audiolingual Approach
- Many Repetitions of the second language with positive and negative reinforcement
- In a classroom, the teacher can ask the class to repeat words and phrases after she says them
- In a classroom, the teacher can ask the class to repeat words and phrases after she says them
- Audiolingual Approach
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