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    Languages are learned mainly through imitation is a myth because we cannot begin to know what happens inside a child’s brain and there is no concrete evidence to say which approach dings the other finish line. Intuitive and power of learning comes from an individual. According to Chomsky (1977) humans represents as empty organisms that are easily manipulates. Perhaps, humans are unique with this inbuilt knowledge of language locked in our brain until it is triggered. Language Acquisition Device

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    include Norm Chomsky every time we talk about language acquisition. Through his studies we can say that children can learn a new language because of their innate ability in their brain to be able to classify different words, specifically grammatical terms. He suggested that we have a device in our brain which he called a Language Acquisition Device that allows children to notice the differences between two languages. In my opinion if all of us have this device. All the child needs to stimulate it to

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    interaction throughout her entire life, she developed no language skills. Researchers were extremely interested in this case, as it gave them a chance to explore two theories of language development. One theory is Noam Chomsky’s view that children are born with an innate ability to learn and understand language. Chomsky termed this structure in our brain the “Language Acquisition Device” (LAD). An alternate theory by Eric Lenneberg stated that language development is a result of our environment, and stressed

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    large amount of data the information gained is only as sound as the subject. This is why we need other avenues for research, and we need parental support to make that happen. Question 2. Answer the following in 600 – 900 words: Describe the language

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    with others or in private speech. Learning, which is a mental process and consequently related to thought which is itself mediated by language, is believed to be social in SCT. That is to say that, because learning happens through language, which is social per se, it is considered a social phenomenon. Artigal (1992) went so far as say that the language acquisition device (LAD) is located in the interaction rather than in the heads

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    Language Developmental research is fascinated with how young children are able to acquire language. This fascination has led to the development of numerous theories of language acquisition. Two major theories of language acquisition include the behaviorist theory and the innatist theory. Both contrasting theories are influential to developmental research and inspire much research in an attempt to support or disprove each theory. Behaviorist Theory of Language Acquisition The behaviorist theory

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    There are three major theories of first language acquisition, which are nativist approach, behavior approach, and functional approach. There are still some scholars who challenge these theories. As to nativism, Chomsky (1965) held the view that we are born with a genetic capacity to perceive and acquire the language, and that the capacity is contained in the language acquisition device. He proposes that the language organ helps children acquire languages. In another word, the theory proposes that

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    the topics that I found most interesting to me were language acquisition, societal differences in roles and culture, and culture shock. The language acquisition talks about how all humans learn a fully developed language when they are all toddlers. The reason why they learn that language is because of the social group the toddlers were raised in. For example, a toddler raised in Mexico will learn to speak Spanish. The language acquisition device starts to shut down as we grow older. It is a lot harder

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    Human language is a wonderful way to communicate. Sometimes I think what this world would be like with any languages. It is even more wonderful that in three fast short years a child can hear, mimic, explore, practice, and, learn language. There is no genetic thing that leads a child to speak English or Spanish or any other language. Language is something person has be to learned. We are born with the capacity to make 40 sounds and our genetics allows our brain to make differences between sounds

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    essay will be the theme, language acquisition, because this is one aspect of how children make meaning of their world. However, there are other factors that need to be considered, these include Language and thought, attunement and attachment. Language acquisition is the process in which humans develop a language to be able to produce words and sentences to communicate with others. The discussion of how children learn language and if adults have an impact on the child’s language development will also

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