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A Comparative Study of Vygotsky's Perspectives on Child Language Development with Nativism and Behaviorism
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Dastpak, Mehdi; Behjat, Fatemeh; Taghinezhad, Ali – Online Submission, 2017
This study aimed at investigating the similarities and differences between Vygotsky's perspectives on child language development with nativism and behaviorism. Proposing the idea of the Zone of Proximal Development, Vygotsky emphasized the role of collaborative interaction, scaffolding, and guided participation in language learning. Nativists, on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Theories, Child Language, Language Acquisition