Would Early Childhood English Education be better off?

Bluemoon   Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:06 pm GMT
How are rationalistic view and behavioristic view different in terms of acquiring languages as a child?

Who would be more favorable to early childhoold English/language education?

What is your personal opinion on early childhood bilingual education?
Is it closer to rationalist or behaviorist?
Robin Michael   Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:51 pm GMT
What do you mean by rationalist and behaviorist?

I do not think there is a particularly behaviourist view on acquiring languages. Other than the reinforcement of behaviours that are rewarded. As for 'rationalist'? What does this mean?
What is the point?   Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:55 pm GMT
What is Language Development?: Rationalist, empiricist, and pragmatist approaches to the acquisition of syntax by James Russell.


Idiots around!
fraz   Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:59 pm GMT
How about posing the question in English?