10/5/2011 1 Introduction to Language Introduction to Language Acquisition Acquisition University of Massachusetts Boston ECHD 440 & 640 Lisa Van Thiel Lisa Van Thiel Image by eoSos.de Goals for this session: Goals for this session: Identify language theorists Name five aspects of language development Define each of the five aspects of language knowledge and; Describe the similarities and differences between receptive and expressive language Nativist Perspective Nativist Perspective Language is an inborn human trait All children have capacity to learn language Language is a biological adaptation Language is a biological adaptation Children learn the deep and surface structure of their language . Syntax is focal point of this perspective Image by tiarescott Cognitive Development Perspective Cognitive Development Perspective Cognition and language are interconnected Language maturation for all humans follows a predictable sequence Behaviorist Perspective Behaviorist Perspective Language is a learned skills Language develop can be nurtured Positive reinforcement prompt language Interactionist Perspective Interactionist Perspective Language and cognitive development are linked Children learn language through interactions with people Adults scaffold language learning by modeling language slightly above the level in which children independently use language.
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10/5/2011
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Introduction to Language Introduction to Language AcquisitionAcquisition
University of Massachusetts BostonECHD 440 & 640Lisa Van ThielLisa Van Thiel
Image by eoSos.de
Goals for this session:Goals for this session:
Identify language theorists Name five aspects of language
development Define each of the five aspects of language p g g
knowledge and; Describe the similarities and differences
between receptive and expressive language
Nativist PerspectiveNativist Perspective
Language is an inborn human trait All children have capacity to learn
language Language is a biological adaptation Language is a biological adaptation Children learn the deep and surface
structure of their language . Syntax is focal point of this
perspective
Image by tiarescott
Cognitive Development PerspectiveCognitive Development Perspective
Cognition and language are interconnected
Language maturation for all humans follows a o a u a s o ows a predictable sequence
Behaviorist PerspectiveBehaviorist Perspective
Language is a learned skills Language develop can be nurtured Positive reinforcement prompt language
Children learn language through interactions with peoplete act o s w t peop e
Adults scaffold language learning by modeling language slightly above the level in which children independently use language.
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Brain DevelopmentBrain Development
Zero to Three Baby Brainhttp://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/brain-development/baby-brain-map.htmlhttp://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_brain_quiz
Take Away from theoristsTake Away from theoristsNoam Chomsky
Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
B. F. Skinner
Processing Language involvesProcessing Language involves• Auditory processing
• Comprehension
• Muscle movement
• Formulating thoughts into speech production
5 Aspects of Language Knowledge5 Aspects of Language Knowledge
Phonetic knowledge refers to knowledge about sound-symbol relations in a language.
Otto 2010
Image by Shae Hazelton
Semantics KnowledgeSemantics Knowledge
Semantic Knowledge refers to the word labels that specify concepts and also to the semantic networks, or schemata, that represent the interrelations between pconcepts.