Theorists & Theories
Who said this quote, "A normal child acquires this knowledge (of language) on relatively slight exposure and without specific training."
Chomsky
What is social dominance?
When one social group is more dominant than the other
Describe how Schumann sees language acquisition.
He claims that acquiring a new language is part of a more general process of acculturation.
What does Krashen believe are the two ways we acquire a first language?
Acquisition and receiving messages we understand.
Who created the idea of proximal development?
Vygotsky
How much do learners integrate, or do they do most things apart from the mainstream
The Hmong people continued to follow Hmong customs and speak Hmong at home. Schumann would say what about this?
That they failed to acquire English because they did not acculturate to the new society.
If the student only learns through acquisition activities rather than trying to learn certain grammatical points, what hypothesis would occur?
The natural order hypothesis.
Which theorist said that children seem to figure out how to divide up speech into words even though there is no physical separation of words in the speech stream?
Pinker
Define Enclosure.
The extent to which a learner's group have it's own resources for interaction, such as church, publications, clubs, etc.
Is Schumann a first language or second language theorist?
The monitor hypothesis helps explain the different functions that acquisition and learning play.
True or False: Baker distinguishes between TWO types of childhood bilingualism.
True
What is cultural congruence?
How the cultural patterns and customs of the home culture and the target culture are alike or different.
What are the three factors that determine the psychological distance a second language learner has from the target language and culture?
Motivation, Attitude, and Culture Shock.
When people acquire language in only one way - through oral or written messages they receive, it is known as which hypothesis?
The Input Hypothesis.
Who believes that SLA theory acts to mediate between research and practice?
Krashen
How do you know when a child is suffering culture shock?
Showing signs of frustration to communicate with native speakers. Having trouble finding your way around town because of the lack of traffic laws or not being able to read traffic signs. Or having trouble fitting in right away - figuring out your manners and how to greet and say goodbye in an appropriate way to that culture.
List all EIGHT factors that influence social distance
Social dominance, integration patten, enclosure, cohesiveness, size, cultural congruence, attitude, and intended length of residence.
Explain the Affective Filter Hypothesis
It is the role of effective factors in the process of language acquisition.