Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Language Acquisition
Prior to beginning this discussion, please read the following required articles based on your last name *prior to posting:
*All articles should be read prior to posting to your peers’ posts.
A-M: “Language Acquisition Socialization: Sociocognitive and Complexity Theory Perspectives” and “The Cultural-Historical Foundations of the Zone of Proximal Development”
N-S: “Acquisition, Learning, or Development of Language? Skinner’s ‘Verbal Behavior’ Revisited” and “Self-Determination, Self-Regulation, and the Brain: Autonomy Improves Performance by Enhancing Neuroaffective Responsiveness to Self-Regulation Failure”
T-Z: “Linguistic Variation and Micro-Cues in First Language Acquisition” and “The Learning Brain: Lessons for Education: A Précis.”
This week you are developing your understanding of language acquisition and how theories can support the differing aspects of this acquisition.
In your initial post,
Apply skeptical inquiry to a brief discussion about why language acquisition is an important area for scholars and educators to understand when developing learning opportunities.
Choose and define three new vocabulary terms from the week’s readings and explain your interest in these concepts.
Discuss how additional factors [Zone of Proximal Development (A-M), self-regulation (N-S), and neuroscience (T-Z)] might affect language acquisition.
Apply the concept of language acquisition to your own academic success. Has your own language development affected your success as a student? As an employee? How? Based on the resources and your current knowledge, do you believe you could develop areas of language acquisition, personally, that would be beneficial to you, your loved ones, or your friends?
Your initial post should be at least 500 words in length and thoroughly discuss each of the elements in the prompt.
Guided Response: Prior to responding to your peers, read the additional articles listed within the discussion. You will post initial postings to a minimum of two students who addressed differing content than you did. Responses to students replying to yours to further validate your understanding is encouraged. Respond to at by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse.
Be thorough with your peers by discussing your findings from their assigned readings. Do your interpretations align or are you able to bring increased understanding of the content through your replies?
Add your perspective on the article your peer read.
Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post. Peer responses may vary in length but should be detailed and thought provoking. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.
