mother tongue is not English, because native speakers are believed to
be best able to represent and reflect the beliefs, values and practices of
western English-speaking cultures, and that such cultures best manifest
the ideals both of the English language and of English language teaching
methodology.nativism n
the view that the ability of humans to learn language builds upon an innate
faculty of language (see innateness hypothesis) which includes innate
ideas. Two types of nativism can be identified: special nativism(also specific
nativism), which posits that linguistic concepts (such as the notions of
sentence, noun phrase, verb) are part of innate knowledge, and general
nativism, the view that linguistic categories and principles of language are
constructed from biologically determined structures and principles that are
not specifically linguistic in character.
nativist position n
another term for innatist hypothesis
nativization n nativize v
alsoindigenization
1 the adaptation a language may undergo when it is used in a different
cultural and social situation. English in India, for example, is said to have
undergone nativization because changes have occurred in aspects of its
phonology, vocabulary, grammar, etc., so that it is now recognized as a
distinct variety of English – Indian English.
2 the process by which a borrowed word loses pronunciation features of
the source language and assimilates to the pronunciation patterns of the
borrowing language.
natural approach n
also natural method
1 a term for a number of language-teaching methods which were
developed in the nineteenth century as a reaction to the grammar
translation method.
These methods emphasized:
a the use of the spoken language
b the use of objects and actions in teaching the meanings of words and
structures
c the need to make language teaching follow the natural principles of
first language learning.
These methods lead to the direct method.
natural approach