What are the different theories of language acquisition?

Language development is the process that enables children to understand and communicate using language during early childhood. There are many theories of language development which are as follows.

• 1 Main Aims of John Dewey’s Philosophy of Education
  • 1.1 Social Efficiency
  • 1.2 Education is Life
  • 1.3 Education is Experience
  • 1.4 Education should Combine Theory and Practice
  • 1.5 Implications of Teaching
• 2 Jean Piaget’s Theory
  • 2.1 Sensorimotor Stage (Birth-2 years)
  • 2.2 Preoperational Stage (2-6/7 years)
  • 2.3 Concrete Operational Stage (7-11/12years)
  • 2.4 Formal Operational Stage (12 years and adult)
  • 2.5 Implications of Teaching
• 3 B.F. Skinner’s Behaviorist Theory Of Language
• 4 Noam Chomsky’s Theory Of Innateness
  • 4.1 Implications for Teaching
    • 4.1.1 Teachers must cultivate growth
    • 4.1.2 Teachers must keep the students engaged
    • 4.1.3 Focus On Student Learning
    • 4.1.4 Imbibe Natural Curiosity
    • 4.1.5 Personal Views Are Not Professional Expertise
• 5 Lev Vygotsky’s Social Constructivist and Sociocultural Theory of Learning
  • 5.1 Learning should be Child-Centered
  • 5.2 Learners should be Active
  • 5.3 Social Interactions are Important
  • 5.4 Learning by discovery should be present
  • 5.5 Focus should be on knowledge improvement
  • 5.6 Challenging tasks must be included
  • 5.7 Development of Learners must be fostered
• 6 Educational Implications of Vygotsky’s Cognitive Development Theory
  • 6.1 Learning is Child-Centered
  • 6.2 Learners are Active
  • 6.3 Social Interactions are Important
  • 6.4 Learning by Discovery
  • 6.5 Focuses on Knowledge Improvement
  • 6.6 Challenging Tasks are Included
  • 6.7 Fosters The Development of Learners