CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Negative emotions, like embarrassment or fear, make a person less able to acquire a language.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Positive emotions can facilitate language acquisition. Fredrickson (2001; 2004) posits that certain discrete positive emotions have a broadening effect on the human processing faculties and can lead to approaching behaviours, which facilitate interaction and collaboration among individuals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Children acquire language through interaction-not only with their parents and other adults, but also with other children. All normal children who grow up in normal households, surrounded by conversation, will acquire the language that is being used around them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hence, it is clear that the prime role of a child’s environment is not true about the language acquisition theory by Noam Chomsky.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, it could be concluded that ‘it is acquired naturally’, is true for first language acquisition. Language learning refers to the result of deliberate and conscious effort for a better understanding of foundational skills of language learning.

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