Social Interactionist Theory Flashcards

That interaction is vital in helping children acquire language; children need interaction with more experienced speakers for their language to develop.

Helps them develop a grasp of meaning of words and the practicalities of communication, such as turn-taking, pragmatics, and non-verbal communication.

Scaffold child's language development and provide a Language Acquisition Support System (LASS).

<p>Steps taken to reduce the degrees of freedom in carrying out a task so that children can concentrate on the difficult skills they are acquiring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The importance of interaction and coined the 'zone of proximal development'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A phase of learning during which children can achieve on their own compared to what they can achieve with the help from caregivers or more knowledgeable others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Role play</li> <li>Importance of stimuli like pictures, actions, and words</li> <li>Ritualized activities, such as meal times and bedtime stories.</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Routines and rituals teach children about spoken discourse structure.</li> <li>Children learn pragmatics and politeness through interactions.</li> <li>Role play and imaginative play develop vocabulary.</li> <li>Halliday's functions create opportunities to use different syntax.</li> <li>Jim's case study shows learning to speak from the TV.</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Some cultures (like Samoa) do not promote interaction with children but still become fluent in language.</li> <li>The rate at which children learn language is similar, suggesting some level of innateness.</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

<ul> <li>Caregivers' language and use of Child's name.</li> <li>Referring to self as mummy or daddy.</li> <li>Use of interrogatives.</li> <li>Turn-taking and responses to questions.</li> <li>Play and rituals.</li> <li>Particular semantic fields being explored.</li> <li>Stimuli.</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers