This hypothesis makes the distinction between the subconsciously and consciously gaining this skill.
What is the acquisition/learning hypothesis?
100
This is Schumann's theory about acquiring language, which can be thought of as another kind of process.
What is the Acculturation Model.
100
This stage in speech production undergoes a significant change at seven or eight months
What is the babbling stage?
100
Strong parallels exist between the stages of children's language development as well as stages in what theory belonging to Piaget?
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
100
Formal instruction nor extensive exposure are required for children to do this, according to Chomsky.
What is acquire the basic rules of language?
200
Some parts of language are picked up before others, according to this hypothesis belonging to Krashen.
What is the natural order hypothesis?
200
Of Schumann's eight factors that influence social distance, this one refers to the power relationships between two groups.
What is Social Dominance?
200
The consonant-vowel structure is verbally produced by children after this stage.
What is the babbling stage?
200
Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage in sequence of this theory.
What is the second of the four stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development?
200
This is a specialized area designed for language in the human brain, according to Chomsky.
What is a Language Acquisition Device?
300
This hypothesis of Krashen's helps to explain the different functions of language acquisition and learning including phonology, vocabulary, and syntax.
What is the monitor hypothesis?
300
Of Schumann's eight factors that influence social distance, this one refers to the increased social distance with a tight-knit learner group, and social distance decreases when the learner group is less tight-knit.
What is Cohesiveness?
300
The rate at which a child's vocabulary grows at about 18 months according to Pinker.
What is a minimum of a new word every two hours?
300
Piaget's Preoperational Stage in sequence of this theory.
What is the second of the four stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development?
300
Chomsky characterized a child's ability to acquire language as this because children do not need formal instruction or extensive exposure to a particular language to acquire it.
What is innate?
400
Krashen claims this hypothesis explains that language is acquired if and only if people receive oral or written messages they understand.
What is the input hypothesis?
400
Of Schumann's eight factors that influence social distance, this one refers to more social distance when the learner group has a negative feelings toward members of the target-language culture, and conversely social distance is decreased when the feelings are positive.
What is Attitude?
400
The rapid vocabulary growth jumps to the new-word-every-two-hours minimum rate continues through this stage of life.
What is adolescence?
400
Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage in sequence of this theory.
What is the third of the four stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development?
400
Chomsky says humans do not have a special cognitive capacity for figuring out this.
What is language?
500
Krashen believes that this hypothesis explains why boredom or anxiety may have a negative impact on a person's language acquisition.
What is the affective filter hypothesis?
500
Of Schumann's eight factors that influence social distance, this one refers to the increase in social distance when the characteristics of each group are very different from one another.
What is Cultural Congruence?
500
Pinker's theory that humans are born with an innate capacity for language.
What is the Language Instinct?
500
Piaget's Formal Operational Stage in sequence of this theory.
What is the last of the four stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development?
500
Chomsky believes humans are born with the basic structures all of of these already in our brains.
What are the basic structures of all human languages?