Universal Grammar

Universal Grammar

He later expanded this idea into that of Universal Grammar, a set of innate principles and adjustable parameters that are common to all human languages.

All the languages of the world have the same basic underlying grammatical structure. All the languages of the world share similar characteristics of using nouns, verbs, pronouns though necessarily in a similar manner. Chomsky points out that a child could not possibly learn a language through imitation alone because the language spoken around them is highly irregular – adult’s speech is often broken up and even sometimes ungrammatical. Every language is extremely complex, However, all children, regardless of their intellectual ability, become fluent in their native language within five or six years. The LAD also allows children to understand the rules of whatever language they are listening to.

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Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience

Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience Edgar Dale (1900-1985) served on The Ohio State University faculty from 1929 until 1970. He was an internationally renowned pioneer in the utilization of audio-visual materials in instruction. He also made major research contributions in the teaching of vocabulary and testing readability of texts. Jeanne S. Chall, an OSU Ph.D. graduate who went on to become a leading innovator in reading research. Perhaps Professor Dale's most famous concept was called the "cone of experience," a graphic depiction of the relationship between how information is presented in instruction and the outcomes for learners. Dale’s Cone first appeared in his 1946 textbook titled “Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching. This text is the grail for any educator wanting to successfully integrate AV materials into instruction. Dale intentions were not for the Cone to represent all ways of learning but instead to create a visual with which to categorize the progression ...

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