Key CLA Theorists

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  • Created on: 11-06-16 18:54
Who believes that humans have an inbuilt capacity to acquire language?
Nativist
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What theory does Jean Piaget support?
Cognitive
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Which theory believes that language is developed through interaction with adults?
Social Interactionist
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What theory does Noam Chomsky support?
Nativist
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Which theory believes that language is acquired through imitation and reinforcement?
Behaviourist
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Which theory does Jerome Bruner support?
Social Interactionist
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Name a theorist that supports the Behaviourist theory?
B.F. Skinner
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Who believes in 'universal grammar' and that learning takes place through LAD?
Noam Chomsky
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Who believes that children imitate and copy adults and are conditioned to using the correct language through reinforcement?
B.F Skinner
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Which theorist introduced the 'scaffolding concept' and believe there must be a LASS for children to learn language?
Jerome Bruner
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Which theorist observed childrens play and linked it to cognitive and social development?
Lev Vygotsky
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Which theorist believes that children are active learners that use environment and social interaction to shape their language?
Jean Piaget
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