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Option 1 : Language facilitates development of higher mental functions.
'Lev Vygotsky', a Soviet psychologist, has propounded the "Socio-cultural Theory". This theory implies the idea that social interaction plays a crucial role in the development of a learner's cognitive ability.
- His theory emphasizes that children learn through interaction and collaboration with skilled and knowledgeable people.
Vygotsky's view on Language:
- Lev Vygotsky emphasized that the acquisition of speech is the major activity in cognitive development.
- He believed by acquiring language, the child modifies its higher mental functions.
- Vygotsky stresses the impact of language on cognitive development. According to him, children speak to themselves for self-guidance.
Thus by all these references, we can conclude that According to the Vygotskian perspective Language facilitates the development of higher mental functions.
Hint
- Language development plays an important role in the cognitive development of the child, it never hiders the cognitive abilities of the child.
- Language is developed by the formation of thoughts, it is totally dependent on the thought process of the child according to Lev Vygotsky.
In his "Socio-cultural Theory", Vygotsky also proposed the three stages of language that a child progresses while developing cognitively. These stages are:
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Social speech |
It refers to the external communication to talk with other people. |
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Private speech |
It refers to internal communication by which children direct themselves. It is a mechanism to turn shared knowledge into personal knowledge. |
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Inner speech |
It arose when private speech goes underground and is transformed into silent inner speech. |