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  • Created on: 01-10-21 13:26
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  • Behaviourism
    • Key principles
      • Behaviour theory focuses on spoken language. That is, primary medium of language is oral, speech is language because there are many languages within written forms
      • Behaviourist theory is the habit formation theory of language teaching and learning, reminding us the learning of structural grammar.
      • Behaviourist learning theory ‘emphasizes conditioning and building from the simplest conditioned responses to more and more complex behaviours’
      • All learning is the establishment of habits as the result of reinforcement is punishment.
    • Summary
      • behavioural learning theory is a popular concept that focuses on how young children learn. This learning theory states that behaviours are learned from the environment and says the inherited factors have very little influence on an individuals behaviour. A common example of behaviourism is a positive reinforcement.
    • Key theories
      • 1. Behaviorist theory, which is basically a psychological theory in its essence, founded by J.B. Watson, is actually a theory of native language learning, advanced in part as a reaction to
      • 2. B.F Skinner believed that children learn language through operant conditioning, in other words, children receive ‘rewards’ for using language in a functional manner. Skinner also suggested that children learn language through imitation of others, prompting and shaping.
      • 3. "infants learn oral language from other human role models through a process involving imitation, rewards, and practice.
        • When a child tries oral language they are usually praised for their effort and therefore praising them becomes a form of a reward for them which makes them want to try

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