Problem
• Explain how language develops and is acquired in childhood (define key terms used, such as language acquisition), including an emphasis on language development through socialization and social engagement.
• Briefly outline the primary language acquisition theories, including Skinner's behaviorism, Chomsky's nativist theory of language development, functionalism, and socioculturalism, and explain which theory or theories you would emphasize to support students' language acquisition in a preschool classroom and why.