CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A high school regularly sponsors and promotes multicultural events and activities. This factor is most likely to lead to which of the following outcomes for English learners in the school
A
It will tend to lessen the likelihood that English learners will acculturate successfully in U.S. mainstream culture
B
It will tend to raise English learners’ self-esteem and thus facilitate their acquisition of English..
C
It will tend to expand English learners’ understanding of educational and career opportunities.
D
It will tend to increase cultural dissonance in the school among students from different cultural groups.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chomsky’s theory Chomsky argued that the human brain contains a limited set of constraints for organizing language. This implies in turn that all languages have a common structural basis: the set of rules known as “universal grammar".

Detailed explanation-2: -The factors include vocabulary, grammar, and interference of mother tongue (L1), self-efficacy and motivation. These factors are vital to research for the process of acquiring second language. Language is composed of vocabulary words which are synchronized by grammar affected by first language .

Detailed explanation-3: -The term for describing the linguistic input to the language learning child is known as child-directed speech.

Detailed explanation-4: -Researchers have found that the quality of school facilities impact student learning. Students focus better when they’re comfortable, are more likely to attend classes, and may be less likely to become ill.

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