Language Acquisition Theories: Key Thinkers and Concepts

Key Language Acquisition Theories and Concepts

Allwright: Exposure, motivation, and opportunities are crucial for language use. We need the right environment, motivation, and opportunities to use the language effectively.

Illich: Meaningful exposure is key. Instruction can be a waste of time because learning is a human activity that doesn’t need manipulation. We learn best by ourselves.

Chomsky: Challenged behaviorism (Skinner). We possess a Language Acquisition Device (LAD) in our brains (a “black

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Christmas Moscoso: Pursuing a Master’s in Criminal Sciences

Application for Master’s Degree in Criminal Sciences

Dear Staff,

My name is Christmas Moscoso, and I hold a degree in legal sciences and a law degree from the University of O’Higgins. I currently work in a law firm as a defense attorney, litigating in the criminal area. I am writing to express my interest in applying for the Master’s Degree in Criminal Sciences and Criminal Procedure offered by the Catholic University of Chile. I believe this program would significantly enhance my knowledge in this

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Types of Content and Learning Styles in Education

Types of Content

There are three types of content: factual content and concepts, procedural content, and content related to attitudes, values, and norms. In other words, when we consider what content we teach, we must always consider facts, concepts, procedures, attitudes, values, and norms. This holistic approach requires that students not only know (facts and concepts) but also know how to do (procedures) and how to be (attitudes).

Facts and Concepts

Facts and concepts help us understand a set of

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Bilingualism in Education: A Comprehensive View

Bilingualism

Bilingualism is the ability of a person to use two languages interchangeably and effectively in any communicative situation. In other words, bilingualism can mean the ability to communicate with equal proficiency in two languages. However, it can also refer to the ability to communicate in two languages, even if one language is mastered more than the other.

Additive Bilingualism and Linguistic Interdependence

Jim Cummins, along with other authors, contrasted two psycholinguistic currents:

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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): Benefits & Challenges

What is Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)?

What is CLIL? Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) refers to situations where subjects, or parts of subjects, are taught through a foreign language with dual-focused aims: learning content and simultaneously learning a foreign language. This approach involves learning subjects such as history, geography, or others, through an additional language.

CLIL can be very successful in enhancing the learning of languages and other subjects,

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Imagination, Empathy, and the Arts in Education

The Stimulation of Imaginative Powers

Imaginative powers are important to defend an open and pluralistic society. Citizens cannot relate well to the complex world around them with only factual knowledge and logic alone. Individuals need the ability to imagine what it might be like to be in the shoes of a person different from themselves and to understand the emotions, wishes, and desires that someone might have. The cultivation of sympathy forms part of democratic education, in both Western and non-

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