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Language

Development
Presented by: Ms Aazram
Mehreen (from Cambridge
Cadre)

Date: 12th June 2024

Quaid e Azam Divisional Public


School/ College
Contents:
Introduction to Language

What is Language Development


Importance of Language
Development
Stages of Language
Development
Language Development
Theorists
Tips for Improving Language
Development
Inspirational Quotes
Immanuel Kant

O“Languages
are
representatio
n of our
thoughts.”
Victor Hugo

O “Human society,
the world and the
whole mankind is
to be found in
the alphabet.”
Agatha Cristie

O“Words are
the outer
clothing of
ideas.”
Noam Chomsky
O “Language is process of
free creation; its laws
and principles are fixed
but the manner in which
the principles are used is
free and infinitely varied.
Even the interpretation
and use of words
involves a process of
free creation.”
Edward Sapir
O Language is a
purely human and
non-instinctive
method of
communicating
ideas, emotions,
and desires by
means of a system
of voluntarily
produced symbols.
Language Development
Maria Montessori

O “The development of a language is


part of the development of the
personality, for words are the natural
means of expressing thoughts and
establishing understanding among
people.”
What is Language Development?

O Language development in children is


the process through which they gain
the ability to comprehend and
communicate through speech.
Why is Language
Development
Important?
OPromote Social Interaction
OImprove Cognitive
Development
OAid Self-expression
OEnhance Literacy
OImprove Self-esteem
Stages of Language
development
1.Prelinguistic

2. Babbling

3.Holophrastic

4.Two-word

5.Telegraphic
6. Multi-word
stage
Theorists of Child
Language Development
When considering theorists and
theories of speech development, B.F.
Skinner, Noam Chomsky, Jean Piaget,
and Lev Vygotsky are among the
theorists who have made significant
contributions to spoken language
development.
B.F Skinner-operant Conditioning

O Burrhus Fredrick
Skinner was an
American
Psychologist,
behaviourist and
social philosopher
and Harvard
professor.
O According to Behaviorist theory, learning
is a 'conditioning' process in an
environment of stimulation, reward, and
punishment.
O Skinner differentiates between
informal learning, which happens
spontaneously, and formal education,
which relies on the instructor producing
ideal patterns of stimulus and response
(reward and punishment), or "operant
conditioning."
Operant Conditioning
O The ideas of B.F. Skinner centres on
behavior and operant conditioning.
He thought that behavior is acquired
by reinforcement. For instance, if a
dog performs a trick and his owner
rewards him with a treat, he will
likely repeat that behavior in the
future since it was positively
reinforced.
Noam Chomsky-The Nativist
Theory
O Noam Chomsky is
an American
professor and
public intellectual
known for his work
in linguistics,
political activism,
and social criticism.
O Noam Chomsky is one of the most
important nativist theorists who has
helped change linguistics in the
1950s and 1960s by seeing language
profiles as a uniquely human,
biologically-based cognitive skill
Jean Piaget

O Piaget was a
Swiss
psychologist
known for his
work on child
development.
Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was a Swiss
psychologist and key figure in child
development. He is notable for his
theory of cognitive development,
which examines how children's minds
grow.
O According to Jean Piaget's theory of spoken
language development, children acquire
language via both assimilation and
adaptation. Piaget was of the view that
Children first form mental structures (
schemas) inside the mind, and from these
mental structures, language development
occurs.
Lev Vygotsky
O Lev Semyonovich
Vygotsky was a
Russian and Soviet
psychologist, best
known for his work on
psychological
development in
children and creating
the framework known
as cultural-historical
activity theory.
O The theory of language development
proposed by Lev Vygotsky centered
on social learning and the
zone of proximal growth (ZPD). The
ZPD is a degree of development
attained when children participate in
social interactions with others; it
represents the gap between a child's
learning potential and actual
learning.
Tips for Improving
Language Development
O Read books aloud
O Converse regularly
O Give adequate support and
encouragement
O Limit screen time
O Give children control
Maria Montessori

O “The development of a language is


part of the development of the
personality, for words are the natural
means of expressing thoughts and
establishing understanding among
people.”

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