Nativism

Nativism believes that people poses a language acquisition device that regardless of the language to be required allows a child to listen to a language, decipher the rules of that language and begin creating that language at a very young age.


 * Role of the facilitator:** Modeling the correct pragmatics.


 * Role of the learner:** Listening and repeating.

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 * Teaching Ideas**
 * using visuals to accompany new vocabulary words and communicate concepts
 * incorporating gestures drama and music into the lessons
 * designing lessons with hands on activities and manipulatives
 * repeating new vocabulary
 * using games
 * translation