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PREFACE vii
STUDY UNIT 1:AN INTRODUCTORY ORIENTATION TO THE STUDY GUIDE1
1.1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.2 Language as a concept 2
1.3 WHAT IS EMERGENT LITERACY? 4
1.3.1 Explanations of emergent literacy 4
1.4 EMERGENT SPEAKING 5
1.5 LISTENING SKILLS 5
1.5.1 Phonological awareness 6
1.5.2 Vocabulary 6
1.5.3 Narrative skills 6
1.6 EMERGENT WRITING 7
1.6.1 Requirements for the development of writing skills 7
1.7 EMERGENT READING 8
1.7.1 Alphabet Knowledge 8
1.7.2 Print awareness 8
1.7.3 Comprehension 8
1.8 THEORIES OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 9
1.8.1 The behaviourist approach to language learning 9
1.8.2 The nativist approach to language learning 9
1.8.3 The cognitive and social approach to language learning 10
1.9 STAGES OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 10
1.9.1 The pre-linguistic stage 10
1.10 THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT 11
1.10.1 The home environment 12
1.11 THE ROLE OF TEACHERS AND OTHER ADULTS 12
1.11.1 The reflective teacher 12
1.11.2 The teacher as the pedagogical leader 13
1.11.3 Children’s literature 14
1.11.4 The use of developmentally appropriate materials 14
1.11.5 Activity 14
1.11.6 Reflection questions 16
1.12 PLAY AS A PEDAGOGY FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING 16
1.12.1 What is play? 16
1.12.2 Theories about play 16
1.12.3 Types of play 18
1.12.4 Role of play 19
1.13 CONCLUSION 20
1.14 QUESTIONS ON UNIT 1 20
STUDY UNIT 2:Theories of language development 21
2.1 INTRODUCTION 21
2.2 THE MEANING OF LANGUAGE 23
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