Nativism 101
This person is the founder of the Innatist views.
Who is Noam Chomsky
Every early childhood teacher should know this optimal age to acquire language.
What is seven years old.
What is the environment.
According to Chomsky ever child has a Language Acquisition Box.
What is True
All babies do this.
What is learn at the same pace/ similarly.
This imaginary tool can be found in the brain of children and is responsible for acquiring language.
What is the Language Acquisition Device.
All babies start getting their first words at this age.
What is 10- 12 months.
The child does not have to be exposed to language to acquire it.
What is false.
This is the acronym for Language Acquisition Device
What is LAD.
In the early childhood classroom, the teacher should realise that a child is not a ______ ______, but has their own language experience.
What is a blank slate.
Children are born with a specific language already embedded in their brains.
What is false.
All languages share this component because they have the same basic elements.
What is Universal Grammar
Children should be immersed in this which will act as a stimuli for language development.
What is language.
Innately, children logically analyze the rules and structure of language.
What is false. While children were not born knowing the rules, they learn them effortlessly.
Learning a language becomes difficult if you miss this.
What is a critical period.
We learn language despite a poverty of stimulus.
What is true. We are not taught every single utterances, yet we are able to produce unique sentences.