The document discusses different theories of first language acquisition: [1] The behaviorist theory views language learning as imitation and habit formation through reinforcement of responses to stimuli. [2] The nativist theory posits that humans are born with an innate language acquisition device that enables the learning of universal linguistic rules. [3] The functional approach sees language development as dependent on cognitive development and social interaction, with children learning underlying structures and meanings through discourse.

1. Compiled by : Maya F. Lina

2. QUOTE OF THE CASE
We are designed to walk…that
we are thought that walk is
impossible. And prety much
the same is tue of language.
Nobody is taught language. In
fact, you can’t prevent the
child to learning it.
Naom Chosky

3. ARE CHILDREN LEARN LANGUAGE COME FROM
INSTRUCTION???

4. ARE THE CHILDREN CONSTRUCT THEIR
LANGUAGE ACTIVELY??

5. ARE CHILDREN IMITATE FROM THE ADULTS??

6. HOW THE CHILDREN KNOW THEIR LANGUAGE
IS WRONG OR NOT?

7. THE THEORY OF FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Behavioristic Position
Nativist Position
Functional Position

8. THE BEHAVIOURIST THEORY
AS A MATTER OF IMITATION AND HABIT FORMATION
Children continue to imitate and practice the words and
sentences until they form habits of correct usage
(Lightbown and Spada 1993:1).

9. BEHAVIOURIST THEORY
 Individuals are born without built-in mental content and their knowledge
comes from experience and perception(tabula rasa).
 Assumes a learner is essentially passive, responding to environmental
stimuli.
 Behavior is shaped through positive reinforcement or negative
reinforcement.
 Consider effective language behavior to be the production of correct
responses to stimuli. If a particular response is reinforced, it then
becomes habitual, or conditioned.

10. NATIVIST THEORY

11. NATIVIST THEORY
 We have an innate predisposition to learn language, and
learning is in our genetics.
 According to Chomsky, this innate knowledge is embodied in
a little black box of sorts, a language acquisition device
(LAD).
 All human beings are genetically equipped with the ability
that enables them to acquire language. (a system of
universal linguistic rules or Universal Grammar)

12. FUNCTIONAL APPROACH
Cognition and Language Development
 Bloom found three possible underlying relationships: agent-
action, agent-object, and possessor-possessed.
 In addition, he concluded that children learn underlying
structures, not superficial word order.
 Piaget insisted that what children learn about language is
determined by what they already know about the world.
 Dan Slobin demonstrated that semantic learning depends on
cognitive development.

13. FUNCTIONAL APPROACH
Social Interaction and Language Development
Social constructivist emphasized on the function of
language in discourse.
Discourse has a special meaning in that language is
used for interactive communication.

14. CONCLUSON

15. Thank you……
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