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THEORIES IN SLA

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first stage of first language acquisition in a child?

One-Word Stage

Babbling Stage

Prelinguistic Stage

Two-Word Stage

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At which stage do children start combining two words to form simple phrases?

Prelinguistic Stage

Babbling Stage

One-Word Stage

Two-Word Stage

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to B.F. Skinner’s behaviorist theory, how do children primarily learn language?

Through innate cognitive structures

Through imitation, reinforcement, and conditioning

Through problem-solving strategies

Through exposure to universal grammar

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Noam Chomsky’s nativist theory emphasizes the role of which innate mechanism in language acquisition?

Cognitive Schema

Social Interaction

Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

Reinforcement and Reward

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the critical period hypothesis in language acquisition?

The idea that language learning is only possible in childhood

The period when children are most receptive to language input

The phase when children acquire a second language

The process of learning through imitation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theory suggests that children learn language through social interaction and communication?

Behaviorist Theory

Nativist Theory

Cognitive Theory

Social Interactionist Theory

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main argument of the "Poverty of the Stimulus" theory proposed by Chomsky?

Children learn language only through imitation

Environmental input is sufficient for language acquisition

The language input children receive is too limited to explain their linguistic abilities

Language learning depends entirely on reinforcement

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