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Language Acquisition Theories Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. A term proposed in the 1970s to capture a view of learner language as a developing system in its own right, rather than a debased form of the target language; a continuing central concept in L2 learning research.
2. Provision of temporary and graduated support for learners undertaking a new task, through dialogue with a 'knowledgeable one'.
3. 'Mental Block' prevented comprehensible input from being used for acquisition because of these factors EXCEPT
4. In which theory do we learn by imitation?
5. At what age do children typically enter the one word stage?
6. Language distance can be thought of as an _____ of how many characteristics two languages share.
7. "Low motivation, low self-confidence & high anxiety" are elements of which factor?
8. These are the Krashen's Second Language Acquisition Theory Hypotheses EXCEPT
9. It is concerned with the intent, content, and effect of a speech act.
10. How long should you spend on annotating the text and planning your response?
11. This type of language is not widely used in the learner's immediate social context but can be used for future travel contexts
12. According to this theorist, the speech structure mastered by the child become the basic structure of his thinking and the structure of the language he habitually uses influences the way he perceives his environment.
13. IT's the response to Chomsky's theory.
14. INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVE IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION works on
15. The following are typical themes of Structuralism and Behaviorism except,
16. Zone of proximal development
17. "The gradual development of ability in a language by using it naturally in communicative situations with others who know the language"is the definition of _____
18. A theory of language that assumes all natural languages share a set of underlying principles and constraints, and derive from an innate language faculty.
19. Halliday's function for when language is used to explore the imagination
20. Nurture is the same as
21. PCD is also known as
22. It is concerned with the arrangement and meanings of words to form comprehensible phrases or sentences.
23. What is substitution?
24. This stage takes place from birth to around six months of age. During this time, the child does not speak, but is beginning to understand short words and phrases that are central to their needs and interests.
25. Which theorist coined a new set of pragmatic functions for children's speech?
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