Some Cultures Encourage a Variety of Social Interaction and Experiences

question 14

Multiple Choice

Some cultures encourage a variety of social interaction and experiences, while other cultures honour the bonds of family and tradition and believe that socialization outside of the home can be a distraction or detrimental to a child's proper language development. Does one of these approaches have an advantage over the other in terms of language acquisition and development?

• A) As long as the child is regularly exposed to language and encouraged to interact verbally, the level of socialization outside the home should not be an issue.
• B) Genetics have the greatest influence in regard to overall language acquisition. Therefore, a child's environment plays only a minimal role in language development.
• C) Different aspects of language acquisition are influenced from a variety of sources. The complex nature of language development prevents one from determining the approach with the greatest advantage.
• D) Limiting a child's exposure to different social influences and expressions may prove to be a disadvantage later in life when they are introduced to unfamiliar language expression.