The Universal Grammar Approach to Understanding Second Language Acquisition Takes

question 45

Multiple Choice

The Universal Grammar approach to understanding second language acquisition takes into account:

• A) research regarding the rate at which bilinguals acquire their second language competency.
• B) the view that language is culturally determined.
• C) evidence that the child's native language determines the type of errors he or she produces in the second language.
• D) data on how short term and long-term memory relate to language development.

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Definitions:

Large-Scale Patterns

Broad trends or structures in society that affect groups and institutions in significant ways.

Never-Married Parent

An individual who has one or more children but has never been legally married, which may have specific social, legal, and emotional implications.

Proportion

A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole; the relationship of one thing to another in terms of quantity, size, or number.

Children

Young human beings below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority, often considered in the context of familial and social development.