Theorhetical perspectives
by Angelique Velasquez
1. Behaviorist
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1.2. emphasizes the role of "nurture" and considers learning to occur based on stimuli, responses, and reinforcements that occur based on what is in the environment.
1.2.1. Skinner is an example of a theorist who valued this theorhetical perspective.
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2. Nativist
2.1. is an inborn or innate human capabilities such as nature which is responsible for language development.
2.2. linquist Noam Chomsky was a major theorist who supported this type of perspective.
3. Cognitive developmentalist
3.1. the cognitive perspective emphasizes the perspective that language is acquired as maturation when cognitive competencies develop.
3.1.1. The theorist that best supports this theory is Jean Piaget.
4. Interactionist
4.1. this perspective focuses on the primary role of sociocultural interaction in the way children develop language knowledge. This perspective contends that children will acquire language through their attempts to communicate with the world around them.
4.1.1. The early work of Vygotsky emphasized the role of social interaction in language development.