International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2015  |  Volume : 1  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 67--70

Investigating and explaining language learning theories in psychology


Fatemeh Sadat Najmolhoda1, Zahra Ghanbarpour1, Fariba Haghani2 
1 Department of Education,Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Medical Education, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Zahra Ghanbarpour
Department of Education, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan
Iran

Learning is the essence of behavior understanding. Since human beings model a behavior from learning, studying the basics of it helps us in knowing the reasons behind our behaviors. Discerning learning methods supports us in comprehending normal behaviors. It allows mutual communication between humans through language. The question of how a human learns a language should be explored in the views of scientists. Results from what was said indicate that the language is a social institution with its certain functions, tasks, and properties. It also maintains that language philosophy is a branch of philosophy that describes and explains general aspects of language. Using the provided principles and rules by linguists is essential in the application of training practices. Research methods: This is review research, in which the required information is extracted from existing documents. This review study aims for, (1) investigating the major theories of language learning, including behavioral and cognitive abstractions, in detail, and (2) addressing their applications in teaching language skills.


How to cite this article:
Najmolhoda FS, Ghanbarpour Z, Haghani F. Investigating and explaining language learning theories in psychology.Int J Educ Psychol Res 2015;1:67-70


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Najmolhoda FS, Ghanbarpour Z, Haghani F. Investigating and explaining language learning theories in psychology. Int J Educ Psychol Res [serial online] 2015 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];1:67-70
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