Language Acquisition Theories

Language Acquisition Theories

Piaget and Vygotsky

Poll

How familiar are you with the work of Jean Piaget?

• Not at all

• Somewhat familiar

• Working knowledge

• Expert

Piaget

Piaget views cognitive development as a series of stages that a child progresses through as he or she interacts with their environment.  Each stage is age-based and has specific milestones that children will demonstrate as they interact with their environment. Language also develops and expands as the child’s moves through these stages. Watch the video on the next slide for more information about Piaget's theory.

Poll

How helpful was the video in explaining Piaget's theory?

• Not at all

• Somewhat

• Very helpful

• Extremely helpful

Multiple Choice

How many stages of cognitive development does Piaget believe children progress through.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Bobby understands his world by grasping and sucking on readily available objects. Bobby is in Piaget's _________

• preoperational stage

• sensorimotor

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Multiple Choice

According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to:

• reason abstractly

• distinguish between good and bad behaviors

• adhere to social norms

• become aware of the positive and negative consequences of their own behaviors

Multiple Choice

According to Piaget, children eventually understand that the volume of a substance remains constant despite changes in its shape during the ________ stage.

• sensorimotor

• concrete operational

• preoperational

• formal operational

Multiple Choice

An infant who has developed object permanence...

• is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.

• will see all objects as being the same.

• cries when a wanted object is taken away.

• knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.

Multiple Choice

The ability to use deductive logic, think abstractly and systematically solve problems emerges during the:

• Formal Operational Stage

• Preoperational State

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Concrete Operational Stage

Poll

How familiar are you with the work of Vygotsky?

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• Somewhat familiar

• Working knowledge

• Expert

Lev Vygotsky

Vygotsky, on the other hand, suggests that language and cognitive development are inherently tied to the social interaction that learners have with other individuals in their environment. As the interactions change and become more complex, the learner’s language also becomes more advanced. Watch the video clip on the next slide for more information on Vygotsky's theory.

Multiple Choice

ZPD stands for________.

• Zone of Probable Development

• Zone of Proximal Direction

• Zone of Proximal Decision

• Zone of Proximal Development

Multiple Choice

The Zone of Proximal Development is between

• What the learner can do with help and what the learner cannot do

• What the learner can do on their own and what they can do with help

• What the learner can do with help and what the learner cannot do

• stress and calm

Multiple Choice

To help in the ZPD the teacher must use

• independent practice

• scaffolding

• student goal setting

• continuos help

Multiple Choice

___________ believed the stages of development must be met before learning can occur.

• Piaget

• Vygotsky

Multiple Choice

______________ believed the learning was a collaboration between the teacher and student.

• Piaget

• Vygotsky