CTEL 1 Test Questions with Correct Solutions
How many stages are in the first-language acquisition?
5
What ages is the first stage of first-language acquisition?
6-8 months
What is the first stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
The babbling stage
What is the first stage of first-language acquisition?
Repetitive patterns of sound
What age is the second stage of first-language acquisition?
9-18 months
What is the second stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
The one-word, one-morpheme, one unit, and holophrastic
What is the second stage of first-language acquisition?
Basic word stems and single open-class words
What age is the third stage of first-language acquisition?
,18-24 months
What is the third stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
Two-word stage
What is the third stage of first-language acquisition?
Min sentences with simple semantic relations
What age is the fourth stage of first-language acquisition?
24-30 months
What is the fourth stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
Telegraphic, early multi-word, or multi-morpheme
What is the fourth stage of first-language acquisition?
Express sentence structures with lexical rather than functional or grammatical
morphemes
What age is the fifth stage of first-language acquisition?
After 30 months
What is the fifth stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
Later-multiword stage
,What is the fifth stage of first-language acquisition?
Characteristic grammatical or functional structures of the primary language emerge
and are incorporated
Who came up with the Behaviorist Model?
BF Skinner
What is the behaviorist model?
Direct response to stimuli- certain words patterns produce activities in the external
world and you develop a mental response to those stimuli. They are then reinforced
perpetuated.
What are the 3 problems with the behaviorist model?
1. Creation of language is somewhat improvisatory
2. Overly simplistic
3. Does not always elicit clear rewards, so can't be reinforced
Who came up with the Nativist model?
Noam Chomsky
What does the nativist model explain?
, How people are able to understand and produce a seemingly infinite number of
linguistic expressions
What is the nativist model?
1. Universal grammar wired into their brains (it's a template)
2. Just learn the specific ways the language utilizes the rules of universal grammar
3. Principals of language are innate
What is the language acquisition device?
Enables the acquisition of the linguistic principles of other languages
What kind of theory does Vgotsky use?
Sociocultural
What is Vgotsky's theory?
Interpersonal communication internalized as intrapersonal
Zone of Proximal Development
Difference between what a person knows and what he could know if given
assistance
Scaffolding
Temporary aid (modeling, providing cues, and encouragement)
How many stages are in the first-language acquisition?
5
What ages is the first stage of first-language acquisition?
6-8 months
What is the first stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
The babbling stage
What is the first stage of first-language acquisition?
Repetitive patterns of sound
What age is the second stage of first-language acquisition?
9-18 months
What is the second stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
The one-word, one-morpheme, one unit, and holophrastic
What is the second stage of first-language acquisition?
Basic word stems and single open-class words
What age is the third stage of first-language acquisition?
,18-24 months
What is the third stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
Two-word stage
What is the third stage of first-language acquisition?
Min sentences with simple semantic relations
What age is the fourth stage of first-language acquisition?
24-30 months
What is the fourth stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
Telegraphic, early multi-word, or multi-morpheme
What is the fourth stage of first-language acquisition?
Express sentence structures with lexical rather than functional or grammatical
morphemes
What age is the fifth stage of first-language acquisition?
After 30 months
What is the fifth stage of first-language acquisition also known as?
Later-multiword stage
,What is the fifth stage of first-language acquisition?
Characteristic grammatical or functional structures of the primary language emerge
and are incorporated
Who came up with the Behaviorist Model?
BF Skinner
What is the behaviorist model?
Direct response to stimuli- certain words patterns produce activities in the external
world and you develop a mental response to those stimuli. They are then reinforced
perpetuated.
What are the 3 problems with the behaviorist model?
1. Creation of language is somewhat improvisatory
2. Overly simplistic
3. Does not always elicit clear rewards, so can't be reinforced
Who came up with the Nativist model?
Noam Chomsky
What does the nativist model explain?
, How people are able to understand and produce a seemingly infinite number of
linguistic expressions
What is the nativist model?
1. Universal grammar wired into their brains (it's a template)
2. Just learn the specific ways the language utilizes the rules of universal grammar
3. Principals of language are innate
What is the language acquisition device?
Enables the acquisition of the linguistic principles of other languages
What kind of theory does Vgotsky use?
Sociocultural
What is Vgotsky's theory?
Interpersonal communication internalized as intrapersonal
Zone of Proximal Development
Difference between what a person knows and what he could know if given
assistance
Scaffolding
Temporary aid (modeling, providing cues, and encouragement)
