6400-Language Development and Interaction Patterns-M04

These flashcards cover key concepts related to Vygotsky's theories of language development, interaction patterns, and the five aspects of language.

Zone of Proximal Development

The space between what a learner can do without assistance and what a learner can do with adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers.

Joint attention/joint reference

A state where eye contact is established between an adult and a child, focusing on an object or event that becomes the focus of conversation.

Communication loop

A pattern of interaction that starts with a speaker initiating conversation, involves the exchange of information, and includes turn-taking between speakers and listeners.

Child-directed speech

A simplified and repetitive type of speech often called 'motherese,' characterized by exaggerated intonation and rhythm.

Verbal mapping

Providing additional information and details from the adult in response to the child's speech, elaborating and describing actions or objects.

Questioning

A technique used to clarify, ask for repetition, or determine the child's knowledge and obtain information.

Linguistic scaffolding

Supporting a child to move beyond their current level of independent achievement through techniques like expansion and recasting.

Mediation

Simplifying the learning stimulus or task to facilitate comprehension for the child.

Pragmatics

The rules and principles governing communication.

Semantics

The study of word meanings.

Syntax

The arrangement of words in a sentence to create meaning.

Phonology

The study of the sounds of a language.

Morphology

The study of the smallest units of meaning in a language.