EDBE 5321
Session B - 1st and 2nd Language Acquisition
2 questions, 2 stickies
What do the researchers suggest?
Developmental Psychologists:
cognitive development is rapid (in toddlers)
without instruction = natural ability (in children)
stages similar regardless of ethnicity or economic level
Sociologists/educators/ sociolinguists:
believe in the nature of social environment
for example, "motherese" is a factor
different norms for different cultures. For example, to correct or not to correct? Also, is register important?
Structural Linguists:
behaviorism
- linguistic patterns thru stimulus- response
Latter Linguists:
Cognitive (Chomsky)
Generative Grammar: there are a limited number of deep-structure patterns we acquire; Many sentences are ambiguous