Structuralism in Language Learning
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Structuralism is an intellectual movement that analyzes fields as systems of interrelated parts that derive meaning from their relationships. It views language and the mind as structures formed by associations. Structuralism developed in early 1900s Europe through the structural linguistics of Saussure and later schools. It emphasizes that meaning is determined by context and relationships within a system. Structuralism had influence on linguistics, sociology, anthropology and other fields.
Structuralism in Language Learning
- 2. Definitions • Structuralism is an intellectual movement to the human sciences with effects on linguistics, sociology and other fields as well as philosophy which tries to analyze a specific field as a system of interrelated parts which have meaning. • Structuralism is the study of the structure of the mind. The mind is formed by associations of ideas.
- 3. Definitions • Structuralism underlies on the concepts that every system possesses a structure that determines the position of every element of a whole.
- 4. Time Frame • Structuralism in Europe developed in the early 1900s, mainly in France and Russian Empire. It developed in the structural linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure and the subsequent Prague, Moscow and Copenhagen schools of linguistics
- 5. Advocates 1. Ferdinand Sassure 2. Leonard Bloomfield 3. Louis Hjelmslev in Denmark and Alf Sommerfelt in Norway 4.In France Antoine Meillet and Émile Benveniste and Claude Lévi-Strauss's
- 6. Characteristics of Structuralism In Linguistics
- 7. 1. all of the parts to learning English are interlaced. 2. they have meaning according to the way they interrelate. 3. If this parts are in isolation, they don´t have the same meaning either. 4. to make sense, the parts must be working together.
- 8. Structuralism in Language Learning 1. Meaning is determined by the context where the relationship among the parts take place. 2. an emphasis on understanding grammatical structure such as sentence structure, patterns of sentences and appropriate grammar and composition. 3. focus on four main skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- 10. 4. Language forms are seen as a sign system. 5. To learn new structures it is basic to find the relationship between the new and the previous knowledge (find appropriate relationships). 6. Reading and writing develop from the comprehension of the basic underlying grammatical structures of the sytem.
- 11. Strengths 1. Helps young English learners grasp grammar in an easier way to learn 2. support proper use of the language in verbal and written expression. 3. Knowledge of foundation of the basic structure before complex grammar. 4. Students discover learning (inductive method goes from the parts to the whole comprehension).
- 12. Weaknesses • 1. As students grow up it becomes more difficult to learn using this structure because they have already learned in a different way. • 2. Creativity in writing tends to wait until the students master the structures of the language.
- 13. Conclusions 1. Understanding the structures of the language is basic for understanding more complex forms. 2. Its advocators come from different fields such as architecture, economics, education, anthropology and others. 3. The context plays a major role in determining the meaning of the structures and the way they related. 4. It promotes students discovery of learning.
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