This process can also be described as the major components of language which include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. In addition, the readings mention how second language acquisition, in young children, is actually very similar to how they acquired their first language. And lastly, in Beaty, language strategies are mentioned to help provide children with the most beneficial conditions in order to acquire language successfully.
Out of the four theories mentioned, I agreed more to the behaviorist and social interactive’s explanation how children acquire language than the nativist and neurobiological perspectives. However, I do agree that each are important in their own way but, in a classroom setting, nurture would be my main focus because although “the environment plays a central role in children’s language development” but children are also “shaped by the particular language environment that they are raised in” (Christie 26). This reminds me of how I preferred meaning based approaches over skill based in the last chapter. Even