Language Learning Theories Quiz

What is the focus of the behaviorist theory of language learning?

• Acquiring knowledge through natural language acquisition.

• Understanding how people learn and think about learning.

• Changing learners' behavior through repetition and reinforcement.

• Learning through social conversations and interactions.

According to the universal grammar theory, how do individuals acquire language?

• Through behavior, reward, and correction.

• By learning grammar rules as adults.

• By participating in natural language acquisition.

• Through social interactions and participation.

What is the primary emphasis of the cognitive theory of language learning?

• Learning through natural language conversations.

• Changing learners' behavior through repetition and reinforcement.

• Acquiring language through participation in social interactions.

• Gaining new knowledge and understanding of language.

The behaviorist theory of language learning emphasizes the importance of explaining grammar rules to students in order to facilitate language acquisition.

• True

• False

Universal grammar theory asserts that individuals are born with innate knowledge of grammar rules specific to their native language.

• True

• False

According to the Krashen Monitor theory, the process of acquiring a second language is similar to the process of learning the first language during early childhood.

• True

• False

Cognitive theory of language learning focuses on changing learners' behavior through repetition and reinforcement, similar to the behaviorist theory.

• True

• False