Chomsky's Generative Transformational Grammar and its Implications on Language Teaching
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2016-03-07
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University of Eloued جامعة الوادي
Abstract
The relationship between language and mind has had a considerable interest
and research among psychologists and language specialists alike. This
relation is often regarded as being intricate due to the nature of language
itself and the difficulty of studying the mind as a subject matter. The present
contribution attempts to highlight and explain the interrelationship between
human language and the mind on the basis of Noam Chomsky's works
(namely, 1957,1968) focusing on generative linguistics and innateness. In this
respect, this paper sheds light on the implications of Chomsky's cognitive
views of language on the teaching / learning of English as a Foreign
Language (EFL). It also suggests some pedagogical implications so as to
alleviate, if not, eradicate some of the problems encountered by the
pedagogical couple (the language teacher and the learner).
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THE SECOND NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, MIND AND LEARNER'S COGNITIVE CAPACITIES March, 7th/8th 2016 University of Eloued
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Language, mind, innateness, EFL. Generative linguistics, Noam Chomsky