Language Acquisition & Language Learning
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In the context of Child Development and Pedagogy, according to Noam Chomsky's 'Language Acquisition Theory', which of the following concepts most accurately describes his main perspective?
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According to Noam Chomsky, children have an innate capacity to learn language. The most crucial concept in his theory is the Language Acquisition Device (LAD), through which children effortlessly assimilate the grammatical rules of any language in the world.
- Option A relates to B.F. Skinner's behaviorist perspective.
- Option C relates to Jean Piaget's cognitive perspective.
- Option D relates to Lev Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory.
Therefore, option B is the correct choice.
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