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Applied Linguistics: First Language Acquisition (Part 2)
Test Description: How do people learn their native languages? Test your knowledge of three major First Language Acquisition Theories. ~~Mrs. Acevedo
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Latin term TABULA RASA means
A
set the table
B
tablets at the ready
C
empty slate
D
raise your tablature
2) According to the Behavioral Theory,
A
language simply emerges.
B
language is an experiment.
C
language development is the result of imitation and feedback given by a teacher.
D
language development is directly related to cognitive development and social interactions.
3) BF Skinner and his followers are best known for insisting that
A
children learn languages best through stimulus/response activities.
B
students pass through 4 competencies, collectively known as
C
language learners do not need input from outside sources in order to learn a language.
D
students must learn how to monitor themselves so they can correct their own mistakes.
4) The linguist who suggested that children possess an innate ability to acquire language and termed it LAD was
A
BF Skinner.
B
Noam Chomsky.
C
Dell Hymes.
D
Jean Piaget.
5) The most important point of the Social Interactionist Theory of first language acquisition is that
A
langauge simply emerges because children's brains are programmed to learn via a LAD.
B
learning is both biological and social.
C
children respond to stimuli provided by caregivers, so caregivers must interact with them.
D
at birth, one's brain is a tabula rasa.
6) The Behavioral Theory of Learning tell us that, at birth,
A
babies can speak immediately if brought up under the correct conditions.
B
one's brain is completely empty, waiting for someone to input information, including language.
C
one's brain is completely full, containing all language structures from all languages.
D
babies cannot yet associate a stimulus to a response.
7) The Nativist Theory of First Language Acquisition tells us that, at birth,
A
one's brain is completely empty, waiting for someone to input information, including language.
B
a person copies everything his caretakers say and do.
C
a person is not ready to form language.
D
one's brain is completely full, containing all language structures from all languages.
8) The term NOVEL UTTERANCES means
A
words, phrases, & sentences a language learner produces without ever hearing them before.
B
words a baby says correctly for the first time after extensive practice with the caretaker.
C
certain words and phrases that are required for human communication.
D
new vocabulary a parent teaches a baby.
9) The flaw of Skinner's Behavioral Theory is
A
it couldn't explain why people deprived of linguistic interactions can't fully develop language.
B
critics have proven that LAD does not exist.
C
it couldn't explain how children come up with
D
habits were not being formed.
10) The flaw of Chomsky's Nativist Theory is
A
it couldn't explain how children come up with
B
critics have proved that LAD does not exist.
C
habits were not being formed.
D
it couldn't explain why people deprived of linguistic interactions can't fully develop language.
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