Agenda for May 15

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Foreign language teaching/learning 2003

• Session 6

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Agenda for May 15

• Attendance check
• Submit assignment 5 Return the file
• Warm-up game
• Discussion 5 Impact of age on L2
• Review on L1 (Genie), and conclusions
• Words from N. Chomsky
• Consolidation

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Q3. Why is it extremely difficult to find
evidence for CPH?

• It is because all normal children can be exposed
  to language from parents or other people from
  their birth.

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Q9. Did Genie make any progress after cared and
educated by many teachers and therapists?

• Yes, she made remarkable progress in becoming
• Socialized
• Cognitively aware.
• She learned some languages.

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Genies case

• video

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Q2. According to Lenneberg, how can the Language
Acquisition Device (LAD) work?

• It works when LAD gets
• an appropriate stimulus
• at the right timing.
• What do they mean ?
• Key to our thoughts!

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Answer Key to DS4
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Q4. Is a Language Acquisition Device the same as
faculties responsible for other cognitive
activities?

• No
• Separate from other faculties responsible for
  cognitive activity
• Math
• Logical reasoning

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Universal Grammar
Input
Specific Language
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Q5.What do you think is input?

• English you will hear or read

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Reading
Listening
English Input
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Q6. What is the function of input for language
acquisition according to a mentalist theory?

• Trigger the operation of the LAD

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Noam Chomsky (1928-)

• video

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Nature or Nurture?

• Environmental factors shape learning?
• The innate properties of the human mind shape
  learning?
• Importance of Questioning

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Approaches

• Strong version
• After certain period of time (puberty), the
  biological innate ability for language learning
  is not available, and it is impossible to acquire
  languages.
• Weak version
• To acquire languages after puberty is more
  difficult and incomplete.

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ASL (American Sign Language)

• 3 types of Signers
• Native deaf children born to deaf parents.
• Early signers 4-6
• Late learners 12
• Research findings
• Word order no difference
• Grammatical marker (-ed) NgtEgtL
• CPH ?
• Newport (1990). Cognitive science 14/1 11-28.

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Conclusion impact of Age on L1

• Victor Strong version of the CPH
• Genie Weak version of the CPH
• ASLWeak version of the CPH
• However, other factors besides biological
  maturity might have affected.
• Conclusion
• The CPH exists in L1 acquisition

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Important Questions to ask

• When is the right timing?
• What is an appropriate stimulus?
• How much do we need?
• Quantity (amount of time)
• Quality (Are TV programs OK?)

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Lateralization

• Brocas area
• Speech centre
• Wernickes area
• Understanding centre

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