Language Aspects & Theories
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- Q1In analysing syntax within a book, observe the...grammar and sentence structure only.grammar, tenses and sentence structure.sentence structure.tenses and grammar only.30sEditDelete
- Q2Books used for early years generally include...present simple and present continuous tenses.present simple, simple past and present continuous tenses.present simple, simple past, present continuous, past continuous tenses and future tenses.present simple and simple past tenses.30sEditDelete
- Q3There are primarily three forms of syntax within children's books. They includesimple, compound and complex sentences.simple, compound and complicating.simple, complex and advanced sentences.simple, medial and difficult sentences.30sEditDelete
- Q4When referring to Skinner's Behaviourist theory for language acquisition, consider thatlanguage acquisition is innate to the child and the child realizes the communicative value of words and phrases.children learn language by imitating others, and the child learns the communicative value of words and phrases from others.children learn language based on behaviorist reinforcement principles by associating words with meanings, and correct utterances are positively reinforced when the child realizes the communicative value of words and phrases.30sEditDelete
- Q5Noam Chomsky's Language Acquisition Device (LAD) states thatchildren innately understand the rules of the language and simply need to acquire vocabulary.children need to be taught the rules of the language.children need to be taught the rules of the language and vocabulary.30sEditDelete
- Q6Chomsky's Universal Grammar proposes thatchildren must be taught how to combine categories of grammar (e.g. verb or noun) into meaningful correct phrase.children instinctively know how to combine categories of grammar (e.g. verb or noun) into meaningful correct phrase.30sEditDelete
- Q7The language learning process occurs as a result of give and take in a social context, where parents/teachers lead the child through guided discovery, eventually allowing the child to internalize the language.Skinner's Behaviorist TheoryNoam Chomsky's Language Acquisition DeviceGesell's Theory on Acquiring LanguageVygotsky's Constructivist Learning Theory30sEditDelete
- Q8"Besides motor, adaptive and personal-social skills, language can be developed in a fixed sequence that unfolds naturally as a result of our unique biological makeup." The theory that best describes this is...Gesell's Maturation TheorySkinner's Behaviourist theoryVygotsky's Constructivist TheoryNoam Chomsky's LAD30sEditDelete