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1、TheStudyofBehaviorismandFirstLanguageAcquisitionAbstract:Thepassagecentersontheanalysisofbehaviorismandfirstlanguageacquisition.Weaffirmthemeritsofthetheoryandpointoutitsshortcomingsatthesametime.Asweallknow,behaviorismandFLAwasprevalentbeforethe1960s.Sotheremustbesomereasonsforitsprosp
2、erityandcertainvaluableexperiencewhichcanbenefitourlanguagelearning.Tobeginwith,behavioristsregardFLAasageneraldevelopment.Secondly,behavioristslaystressonrepeatedpracticeoflanguagelearning.What’smore,generalizationisanotherimportantideaofbehaviorism.Lastbutnotleast,timelyfeedbackisaneq
3、uallyimportantviewofbehaviorists.Allthesearereallyhelpfultopeople’slanguagebothphysicallyandmentally.Whileinasense,shortcomingsandmeritsofbehaviorismandFLAaretwosidesofthesamecoin.TherearemainlytwodefectsofbehaviorismandFLA.Firstofall,thetheoryisunabletogiveananswertoalllanguagecharacte
4、ristics.Specifically,language’sdisplacementandpeople’sgrammaticalabilitycan’tbeexplainedinthisway.Secondly,behavioristsjustowelanguageacquisitiontoexternalenvironmentalstimulation,ignoringindividualeffect.Duringthecourseoflanguagelearning,wecan’tandshouldn’tforgetitsdrawbacks.Inaddition
5、,applicationofbehaviorisminSecondLanguageAcquisitionplaysasignificantroleregardingthebabyEnglishteaching.Theycanbeconcludedlikethis:Firstly,theteacherplaysaleadingroleinclassroomteaching.Secondly,babyEnglishteachingoffersacoursefromsimpletocomplex.Thirdly,listening,speakingandpracticing
6、areespeciallyemphasizedinbabyEnglishteaching.Inotherwords,theconceptofoperationalpracticeisalwaysdominatedinbabyEnglishteaching.Lastpointisthattheteacherusuallysparesnoeffortstopraiseandencouragehischildrenwhenevaluatingthem.Andtheencouragementcanbevisibleandinvisible.Inconclusion,behav
7、iorismshowsitselfhereandthereinbabyEnglishteachingandisworthadvocating.Allinall,whatweneedtodoistoavoiditsshortcomingsandtakefulladvantagesofitsmeritsduringtheprocessingoflanguagelearning.Keywords:Behaviorism;LanguageAcquisition;Merits;Shortcomings;ApplicationofbehaviorisminSLA
