I have taught English for thirty four years and have LOTS of really useful resources as a result! I have taught English Language and Literature to GCSE and English Language to A level as well as creating faculty assemblies and quizzes. My resources are user-friendly, time-saving and aimed at getting high grades.
I have taught English for thirty four years and have LOTS of really useful resources as a result! I have taught English Language and Literature to GCSE and English Language to A level as well as creating faculty assemblies and quizzes. My resources are user-friendly, time-saving and aimed at getting high grades.
An AQA A level English Language resource for Paper 1 Section B: Challenging Innateness Theory in Child Language Development.
In 1986, Chomsky added to his theory of language innateness by putting forward the idea that the Language Acquisition Device contained a Universal Grammar, a set of basic rules of grammar that characterise all languages. Read through the following theories and decide whether they or PRO Innateness theory or CON.
This is an extremely useful document for discussing the main theories of Language Acquisition with Innateness as a starting point. Students should spend five minutes reading through and deciding whether the statements agree with Chomsky’s theories or with Behaviourist/Interactionist theories. I have found that it generates a lot of discussion and improves students’ understanding of AO2, concepts and theories.
