THEORY: Anything that helps
make input comprehensible
helps Language Acquision
Means that anything we can
demonstrate or display as an
aide in learning the language
will help tremendously
An application of this would
be using picture illustrations
when referring to items or
vocabulary terms or being
able to point to these items.
THEORY: We all acquire
language the same way.
Means that we all learn in the
same manner of seeing ,
touching, feeling , listening, and
observing.
An application of this would be
learning colors as a kid. I could tell
you all the colors of the
rainbow but until we see the
colors you would have no idea of
what the color is.
Jim Cummins
THEORY: That there
are patterns of
vocabulary
Means that vocabulary in all
languages, that they have common
prefixes, roots, and suffix on most
words
An application of this would
be referring to common
English and Spanish words
like Computer to
Computadora and Numbers
to Numero
Noam Chomsky
THEORY: That all human
languages rest on the inate
building blocks of expressions.
Means that all languages use
Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives to
communicate .
An application of this would be if you take the same sentence
in several languages and take out the Noun, Verb and
Adjective of each sentence you could come up with the
context. Just as Chomsky used: "Boy gives Girl Rose" in
multiple languages.
R.C. Anderson
THEORY: ACT - Adaptive
Control of Thought
Means Adaptive Control of
though is simply gathered
together by fine tuning of small
units of knowledge.
An application of this would be learning
different parts (the pieces) of a Word
Processor over a few days then making
something (The Puzzle) in this Word
processor that used all of these parts.