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Quick quiz on the Child Language Acquisition Theory's for A2 English Language!

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  • Created by: Hannah
  • Created on: 15-05-12 12:46
What was Skinners theory?
Imitation
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Whats does Chomskys LAD stand for?
Language Acquisition Device
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Who's theory says that Language development goes hand in hand with the development of thinking and knowledge (Cognitive Development)?
Piaget
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Who created the Social Interaction Theory?
Halliday
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Lenneberg's theory says that the human brain is designed to acquire language at a certain time, true or false?
True
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Whats does Chomskys LAD stand for?

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Language Acquisition Device

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Who's theory says that Language development goes hand in hand with the development of thinking and knowledge (Cognitive Development)?

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Who created the Social Interaction Theory?

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Lenneberg's theory says that the human brain is designed to acquire language at a certain time, true or false?

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Dale

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Question 4 is incorrect, it is Lev vygotsky that came up with the social interactionist theory

Ly Lau

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Q4 is wrong. It's actually Bruner that suggested the Social Interaction theory of Child Directed Speech and Language Acquisition Support System.

Matt Lanter's the best!! :)

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thanks

Fay Arnison

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It is Bruner who came up with the social interaction theory.... Leaning through turn talking etc.

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