COMD 133 Quiz 4 with verified
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how do kids learn to talk? - correct answer ✔✔imitation, innate, interaction of abilities with the
social world
Imitation - correct answer ✔✔one cannot learn language just from imitation
-child language is difference from adult language
-kids say things that adults do not; "I set my pajamas on."
-child language is not just cut down adult language
-child language is creative; "Grandpa Tick-Tock Bob"
Innate - correct answer ✔✔Not having a good explanation is not a reason to decide something
is innate.
-"At birth all children posses an innate universal grammar." -Noam Chomsky
-Factors inconsistent with an innateness theory.
*these theories tend to deal only with grammar.
*many individual differences in learning styles.
*learning context affects the way a child learns and uses language.
Interactionist theories work better - correct answer ✔✔language acquisition is an interaction of
abilities and dispositions that a child brings to the task and social pragmatic factors
-social cognitive model
, -social pragmatic model
-intentionally model
Is there a single, universally accepted theory of language development? - correct answer
✔✔No. We know it happens, we just aren't just sure how.
What do we know about language development? - correct answer ✔✔-language is a unique
ability
-humans are well adapted to acquire language
*language is not an isolated behavior
*language is a complex developmental process
*child language is different from adult language
*the acquisition of language is socially motivated
Why do we care HOW social communication is acquired? - correct answer ✔✔-It's important to
connect theory and practices.
-We want to intervene in the acquisition process.
-We need to know how typical kids learn as this gives us the best chance of helping children
who are not typical.
Some kids who don't develop typically: LANGUAGE DISORDER - correct answer ✔✔"Impaired
comprehension and/or use of a spoken, written, and/or other symbol system. The disorder may
involve (1) the form of language (phonology, morphology, and syntax), (2) the context of
language (semantics), and/or (3) the function of language in communication (pragmatics) in any
combination." - ASHA 1993
Social communication - correct answer ✔✔-aspects of language processing
*comprehension and/or expression
-aspects of social and emotional learning
answers graded A+ updated to pass
how do kids learn to talk? - correct answer ✔✔imitation, innate, interaction of abilities with the
social world
Imitation - correct answer ✔✔one cannot learn language just from imitation
-child language is difference from adult language
-kids say things that adults do not; "I set my pajamas on."
-child language is not just cut down adult language
-child language is creative; "Grandpa Tick-Tock Bob"
Innate - correct answer ✔✔Not having a good explanation is not a reason to decide something
is innate.
-"At birth all children posses an innate universal grammar." -Noam Chomsky
-Factors inconsistent with an innateness theory.
*these theories tend to deal only with grammar.
*many individual differences in learning styles.
*learning context affects the way a child learns and uses language.
Interactionist theories work better - correct answer ✔✔language acquisition is an interaction of
abilities and dispositions that a child brings to the task and social pragmatic factors
-social cognitive model
, -social pragmatic model
-intentionally model
Is there a single, universally accepted theory of language development? - correct answer
✔✔No. We know it happens, we just aren't just sure how.
What do we know about language development? - correct answer ✔✔-language is a unique
ability
-humans are well adapted to acquire language
*language is not an isolated behavior
*language is a complex developmental process
*child language is different from adult language
*the acquisition of language is socially motivated
Why do we care HOW social communication is acquired? - correct answer ✔✔-It's important to
connect theory and practices.
-We want to intervene in the acquisition process.
-We need to know how typical kids learn as this gives us the best chance of helping children
who are not typical.
Some kids who don't develop typically: LANGUAGE DISORDER - correct answer ✔✔"Impaired
comprehension and/or use of a spoken, written, and/or other symbol system. The disorder may
involve (1) the form of language (phonology, morphology, and syntax), (2) the context of
language (semantics), and/or (3) the function of language in communication (pragmatics) in any
combination." - ASHA 1993
Social communication - correct answer ✔✔-aspects of language processing
*comprehension and/or expression
-aspects of social and emotional learning
