Social Interactionist Theory
Studied by 0 people
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/6
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced |
|---|
No study sessions yet.
7 Terms
Who is the main theorist behind Social Interactionist Theory?
Lev Vygotsky
What is the core idea of Social Interactionist Theory?
Children learn language through social interaction with caregivers and others
What role does the caregiver play in this theory?
Caregivers provide scaffolding - guiding and supporting the child’s language use
What is the ZPD?
Zone of Proximal Development
Vygotsky’s idea that children learn language best when adults scaffold skills just beyond what the child can do alone.
According to Vygotsky, what drives language development?
Social interaction and communication needs
What did Bruner add to the theory?
He added the LASS - Language Acquisition Support System
This is the routines, cues, and scaffolding that caregivers provide to help children progress.
Criticism of the Social Interactionist Theory?
Wug Test by Berko Gleason
Supports more nativist or cognitive rule theories
Children made up completely new words they have never heard before
Note 
Flashcards (28)