02.+Language+Adquisition+Developing+Oral+Skills

= = =THEME 2: = =LANGUAGE ADQUISITION DEVELOPING ORAL SKILLS =

= Principal theories of language adquisition: =

- __Chomsky's theory:__

Chomsky proved that language is entirely innate. He observed that if a human baby is exposed to linguistic data, he will always acquire the ability to understand and produce language. All children, regardless of their intellectual ability, become fluent in their native language wothin five or six years. Chomsky's theory applies to all languages as they all contain nouns, verds, consonants and vowels and children appear to be 'hard-wired' to acquire the grammar. Children do not simply copy the language that they hear around them. They deduce rules from it, which they can then use to produce sentences that they have never heard before. They do not learn a repertoire of phrases and sayings, but a grammar that generates an infinity of new sentences.

Chomsky's Universal Grammar Chomsky's theory on Language development in children Noam Chomsky On The Origins Of Language = **Chomsky's Theory on Language Development in Children** =

__- Bruner's theory:__

Bruner holds that there must also be a Language Acquisition Support System, or LASS. He is referring to the family and entourage of the child. If we watch closely the way a child interacts with the adults around her, we will see that they constantly provide opportunities for her to acquire her native language. The child first becomes aware of the way in which language is used, then, he moves from a passive position to an active one, taking over the movements of the caretaker, and, eventually, the language as well.

**Bruner** **Jerome Bruner and the process of education** **Constructivism & Discovery Learning**

__Crystal's theory:__

David Crystal define ¨caretaker speech¨ as the distinctive speech used by those who are taking care of others (adults or children) when addressing them. This means that I have to change the way I talk and explain things depending on the type of people I'm talking to. It's not the same to explain something to three years old kids, that to explain the same to ten years old kids. media type="youtube" key="P2XVdDSJHqY" width="425" height="350"

David Crystal David Crystal Blog = =

Other resources: "Designing task for the communicative classroom" David Numan. "Foreing and second language learning: language-adquisition research and its implications for the classroom" William Littlewood.


 * TASK 2**

- Describe the type of text, narrative or descriptive. - Identify the leading activity. Program the rest of activities using the leading activity as a guide. - Identify the learning objectives ans learning outcomes. - Look for the oral skills and strategies that children need to have to perforn the leading activity.


 * ¨Ring-a-ring of roses¨**

- About Ring-a-ring of roses song - About Ring-a ring of roses song - Template of the Lesson

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