DIPTESL12 23/4/12


Behaviourists
Mentalists
     Behavior.
    Conditioned.
Positive reinforcement  Negative reinforcement.
Errors can be predicted.
CAH (Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis).
Interference Positive/Negative.
Making Errors are considered sin.
Mental faculty.
Language Acquisition Devices (LAD).
Testing Hypotheses.
Errors are signs of learning.
Cannot predict.
Language is a Creative faculty.
Language ability of language is pre-programmed and not the language.
Human thoughts involve in language.
Human thought is universal.
Learn and Acquire. (Krashen’s Idea)















                Assignment
What criticisms did Mentalists raise against Behaviourists school of Second Language Learning?
10 minutes presentation on 14th May, 2012.

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