Theories of Language Acquisition: …show more content…
Nativist would argue in opposition to behaviorist that skill and drill practices undermine children’s ability to develop higher order thinking skills. Children have the capacity to generate novel utterances in oral language and by the same train of thought, if given the opportunity, children can develop many varied ideas about concepts and topics. Children are predisposed to wonder and think and figure things out. They only need to be given the opportunity to activate those critical thinking skills. Project based learning is one strategy used in classrooms that adhere to the Nativist View of …show more content…
Vygotsky developed the sociocultural model of learning. In this model, he asserted that development occurred in two stages. First children observed adults communicating, then begin to acquire the ability to communicate themselves. Secondly, he also believed that children learned best when they were interacting with others to solve problems. The ideas of both Vygotsky and Buner were foundational to the Constructivist Theory of