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Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................5 Chapter 1: How children think and learn, and how they learn languages .....................9 1.1 How children think and learn...............................................................................9 1.1.1 Behaviouristic learning theory....................................................................10 1.1.2 The theory of Piaget....................................................................................12 1.1.3 The theories of Vygotsky and Bruner.........................................................14 1.2 How children learn languages............................................................................17 1.2.1 Behaviourist Theories .................................................................................17 1.2.2 Nativist theories ..........................................................................................21 1.2.3 Interactionist theories..................................................................................30 Chapter 2: The methodology of the research ...............................................................33 2.1 Time and area of the research ............................................................................33 2.2 Methods for collecting evidence ........................................................................33 2.2.1 The Questionnaire .......................................................................................34 2.2.2 Collection of documents .............................................................................35 2.2.3 Classroom observations ..............................................................................36 2.2.4 Interviews....................................................................................................36 2.3 Methods of analyzing evidence .........................................................................37 2.3.1 Analysis of quantitative data.......................................................................37 2.3.2 Analysis of qualitative data.........................................................................39 2.4 Limitations to the study .....................................................................................39 2.5 Ethical issues considered ...................................................................................40 Chapter 3. Research findings and discussion...............................................................42 3.1 Presentation and interpretation of results...........................................................42 3.1.1 Findings arising from the questionnaire .....................................................42 3.1.2 Findings arising from an examination of the supplementary material .......68 3.1.3 Findings arising from the classroom observations......................................69 3.1.4. Findings arising from the interviews .........................................................71 3.2 Summarising remarks and suggestions for the professional development of teachers ....................................................................................................................73 3.2.1 Providing answers to the research questions ..............................................73 3.2.2 Suggestions for an effective in-service training programme ......................74 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................78 References....................................................................................................................79 APPENDICES .............................................................................................................91 Appendix I ...................................................................................................................91 Appendix II .................................................Σφάλμα! Δεν έχει οριστεί σελιδοδείκτης. Appendix III.................................................................................................................99 Appendix IV...............................................................................................................100 Appendix V................................................................................................................122 Appendix VI...............................................................................................................125 Appendix VIIa ...............................................................