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Innatism
Innatism is a philosophical doctrine that holds that the mind is born with ideas/knowledge, and that therefore the mind is not a 'blank slate' at birth, as early empiricists such as John Locke claimed. It asserts therefore that not all knowledge is obtained from experience and the senses. -
Behaviorism
Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. Conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. Behaviorists believe that our responses to environmental stimuli shape our actions. -
The interaction hypothesis
The interaction hypothesis is a theory of second language acquisition that states that the development of language competence is promoted through face-to-face interaction and communication. -
The sociocultural perspective
The Sociocultural Perspective is a theory used in fields such as psychology and is used to describe awareness of the circumstances that surround individuals and how their behaviors are specifically affected by their social, cultural and surrounding factors. -
The noticing hypothesis
The awareness hypothesis is a concept in second language acquisition proposed by Richard Schmidt in 1990. He stated that students cannot learn the grammatical characteristics of a language unless they notice it. -
Processability theory
Processability theory is a theory of second language acquisition developed by Manfred Pienemann. The theory has been used as a framework by scientists from Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. -
Input processing
Input Processing Theory aims to offer an explanation as to how L2 learners process input, how they make form-meaning connections and how they map syntactic structures onto the utterance.