Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban Case Study

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Question 1 1.1 The behaviorist theory of language acquisition believe that children are born with the ability to learn, but must be taught language, by means of constant repetition and positive (or negative) reinforcement by an adult. They believe children use a “trial and error” approach to learn system or language etiquette needed to be used in their environment. Nativists’ theory believes that children are born with a special ability to not only learn but learn language. They believe children are born with a Language Acquisition Device (LAD) that only needs to be triggered by the environment. Nativists also believe that children acquire a language through social interaction with adults from this interaction they pick up on facial expressions, tone and pitch. However the theories may differ, they do have common ground in the fact that both theories require: the child having the ability to learn, as well as needing physical-social human interaction with an adult and finally they all require …show more content…

This year there is change at Hogwarts with dementors (soul-sucking creature) floating about the grounds looking for Azkaban escapee, Sirius Black. Who was wrongly charged with murder and who happens to be Harry Potter’s godfather! Harry and his friends help Sirius escape what could be his worst fate yet, having his soul-sucked out of his body. Main characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Wesley, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Hagrid. Which character did you like best?: Sirius Black Why?: Because he was wrongly accused and spent 12 years in Azkaban and yet he still has a sense of humor. Where and when do the events take place?: At Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry in today’s day and

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