When it comes to teaching language to infants there are some tried and true methods to teaching a first language rather than teaching a second language. For infants learning a native language there are some general approaches to ensure their development and ability to speak their native language properly. The first and most well-known theory is that of social interactionism, the idea the nurture
. will help children speak more clearly and learn how to develop their first words faster. The whole basis of the theory is that social interaction will help infants them learn how to speak. The person or persons who spend the most time with the child are going to have the most influence on how the infant's communications skills develop. But social interaction is not limited to just family, it is also with teachers and media as well, any sort of interaction is going to have an effect on their development. The second is what is known as the relational frame theory, first developed by Steven C. Hayes and Dermot Barnes-Holmes. This theory as a contrast to the social interactionism says that it is the environment that teaches infants more than social interaction. RFT emphasizes the importance of predicting and influencing psychological events, such as thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, by focusing on manipulable variables in their context, stimuli such as noise and smell are examples of this. Finally the last one is emergentism states that neither nature or nurture is enough for the development of sufficient language skills. By having an equal mixture of social interaction and letting the environment enter when it is going to. This theory is more commonly accepted because of its further support of how just complex human language and communication is. According to the recent studies these are the three most commonly researched, these are all theories that are still being studied at language centers all over the world. The complexity of human communication is really something that is still a mystery in a lot of respects because of the individuality of the human brain. We all learn differently, we all learn though, a system for achieving the best communication skills is still a mystery in some aspects, however, we are all on our way to having a universal approach for effective communication. For more information, please see: http://www.reference.com/browse/language+acquisition
