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Second Language Acquisition  1 the cognitive revolution 2 Universal Grammar 3 second language teaching
Myths about language ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Language is an instinct ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
First language acquisition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The ‘wug’ test They’re wugs
Language has a seat in the brain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Language has a seat in the brain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Language has a seat in the brain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Nature versus nurture ,[object Object],[object Object],Language competence  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Innate knowledge (nature) alone ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],IMPOSSIBLE
Environmental stimulus  (nurture) alone ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],IMPOSSIBLE
Poverty of the stimulus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],the dog that tossed the cat  that killed the rat that ate the malt  that lay in the house that Jack built ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Nature versus nurture? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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