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What is linguistics considered to be?
The study of language as a system of human communication
What approach in linguistics contributed to the audio-lingual method?
Structural linguistics
Which learning theory combined with structural linguistics created the audio-lingual method?
Behaviourist learning theory
Who introduced Universal Grammar (UG)?
Noam Chomsky
What does Universal Grammar relate to?
The innate language faculty of children
Which theory by Krashen aligns with UG principles?
The Monitor Theory
Which teaching approach does Krashen’s theory strongly support?
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
What does “acquisition” mean?
Developing ability in a language naturally through communication
What does “learning” refer to?
A conscious process of studying vocabulary and grammar
What neurological process supports the Critical Period idea?
Brain lateralisation
Who said cognitive development determines language development?
Piaget
What do behaviourists believe language learning is based on?
Imitation and habit formation
What is “positive transfer”?
Using similarities between L1 and L2
What do cognitivists believe learners do?
Figure out the L2 using cognitive skills
Name Krashen's main theories
Acquisition-learning, Natural Order, Monitor, Input, Affective folter
What does constructivism emphasise?
Learners constructing their own knowledge
