BEHAVIOURISM (Bernard Skinner)

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BEHAVIOURISM (Bernard Skinner) by Mind Map: BEHAVIOURISM (Bernard Skinner)

1. Stimules, Response & Reinforcement.

1.1. Foreign Language Learning is different for Adults & babies.

1.2. Innatism - Children are biologically programmed for language (endowment: dotacion). (Noam Chomski)

2. Experiment of the Psycologists - Watson and Raynor (1920)

3. We learn because we acquire a new behaviour, we imitate practices.

3.1. LEARNING - Occurs as a result of conscious study of the formal properties of the language (studied grammar, vocabulary).

3.1.1. Comprehensible input in a relaxed setting (Stephen Krashen)

3.1.2. NOTICING

3.1.2.1. Students are aware of certain language features.

3.1.2.2. THE AFFECTIVE VARIABLE

3.1.2.2.1. Students' feelings or cognitive abilities are central to succes or failure in the leanguage learning.

3.1.2.2.2. DISCOVERING LANGUAGE

3.2. ACQUISITION - Occurs subconsciously as a result of participatin in natural communication focused on meaning.

3.3. TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE WE NEED: Exposure, motivation & opportunities to use the language. "Leanguage learning will take care of itselft"

3.4. The more input we are exposed to, the more we learn (Ivan Illich)