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What is the central idea of the Behaviourist theory of language acquisition?
Children imitate adults. Their correct utterances are reinforced when they get what they want or are praised.
According to the Innateness theory, what does a child's brain contain at birth?
Special language-learning mechanisms.
What aspect of a child's development does the Cognitive theory emphasize?
Language is just one aspect of a child's overall intellectual development.
Which theory emphasizes the interaction between children and their care-givers in the process of language acquisition?
Interaction theory.
Who are the key figures associated with the Behaviourism theory of language acquisition?
Skinner
Explore the different theories proposed to explain how children learn to understand and speak a language over the last fifty years. Learn about behaviorist, innateness, and cognitive theories and their central ideas.
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