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Natural History of Language Development

1) The document discusses theories of language development in children including behaviorism, cognitive, nativist, and social interactionist theories. 2) It describes Jerome Bruner's theory of the Language Acquisition Support System (LASS) which emphasizes the role of social support networks in encouraging language development. 3) Noam Chomsky's nativist theory proposes that children have an innate Language Acquisition Device (LAD) that allows them to acquire language according to innate principles.

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Natural History of Language Development

1) The document discusses theories of language development in children including behaviorism, cognitive, nativist, and social interactionist theories. 2) It describes Jerome Bruner's theory of the Language Acquisition Support System (LASS) which emphasizes the role of social support networks in encouraging language development. 3) Noam Chomsky's nativist theory proposes that children have an innate Language Acquisition Device (LAD) that allows them to acquire language according to innate principles.

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CHAPTER 3

Linguistic and literacy development of children


and adolescents.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Explain the natural history of language development
2. Describe bilingual development
3. Classify the emergent and early literacy, particularly
reading development and performance
4. Name the factors affecting the development
5. Differentiate exceptional language development
WHAT IS LANGUAGE

• Is a system of verbal and written symbols with rules about how


those symbols can be strung together to convey more complex
meaning
THEORIES OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Behaviorism
Cognitive

nativist
Social interaction
Neurological research and neural maturation
NATURAL HISTORY OF LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT

How did really the language of a child developed?

There is no definite or exact sequence on how a child can acquire


language. But since the birth of psychology many had developed
theories or studies that led to some information on how we as
children acquire language. As the studies were complied and revised,
it eventually formed a framework basis for the study of language
development.
HISTORY OF THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
1
Traditionally language development depends upon
the principle of reinforcement 2
Other learning theorist believed that language is
3 acquired by imitation

Noam Chomsky – rather proposes the nativist theory of


language acquisition as the basis of how language is learned

4
Modern theorists clings to the interactionist view of
language is learned

Under the modern theorists is Jerome Bruner – he


also point out the critical roles in which the parents
and other caregivers have in the language
acquisition process. He proposes the use of
Language Acquisition Support System(LASS)
THE ANTECEEDENTS OF THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

ANTECEDENT

Means that which precedes or goes before

So therefore, antecedents of the language development


talks about the ways or means which help the child to
prepare him/her in learning the language
Forms or type of antecedents

PSUEDODIALOGUES PROTODECLARATIVES PROTOIMPERATIVES

this is one of the The child uses The child still uses
early training device. gestures to make a gestures but these
Characterized by the description about the gestures are used to
give and take of the statement let someone do for
conversation him/her. Make
between the child statement about the
and the mother or things and let
other person. Adults someone do it for
maintain the flow of him/her
conversation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PRINCIPLE OF REINFORCEMENT
Is a psychological concept based on the idea of the consequences of an
action that will influence future behavior.

Rewarding behavior is considered reinforcement, because it teaches the


subject that the behavior is desired, and encourages the subject to
repeat it.

Punishing is a behavior, on the other hand, teaches the subject that the
behavior is not desired, and should not be repeated.
NATIVIST THEORY OF
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Noam Chomsky(American linguist, philosopher, cognitive
scientist, political activist, author, and lecture)-proposes the
nativist theory of language acquisition as the basis of how
language is learned. He states that children have an innate
Language Acquisition Device(LAD)
…. He threorized that all humans share a mechanism which
allows us to comprehend, develop, and use language like no
other animals
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
SUPPORT SYSTEM(LASS)
Proposes by Jerome bruner

Jerome Bruner
--American psychologist who has contributed to cognitive psychology and cognitive learning
theory in educational psychology, as well as to history and the general philosophy of education
--one of the modern therists
--he point out the critical roles in which the parents and other caregivers are in the language
acquisition process.
Language Acquisition Support System(LASS)
-refers to the importance of a child’s social support network, which works in conjunction with
innate mechanism to incourage or suppress language development
Modern theorists clings to the interactionist view of language
is learned. They say that children are biologically ready for
language but requires extensive experience with spoken
language for ample development.
Acquiring language is always an active and interactive.
This involves:
1. Formulating
2. Testing
3. Evaluating languages’ rules
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE

• Is the innate biological ability of humans to acquire


and develop language.
THEORIES OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Behaviorism
Cognitive

nativist
Social interaction
Neurological research and neural maturation
Behaviorism theory

• Viewed babies as empty vessels which


language had to be put in to.
• Proposes by B.F. Skinner
• Operant conditioning- child goes through
trial and error in language acquisition
Cognitive theory

• Links exist between children's motor ability, play


behavior, and language development

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