In Turkish Culture “spoken literature” is still quite popular and moreover it is very enjoyable. One of the important characters of this literature is Nasreddin Hodja. In his short stories there is both wise and humor. Here is one of his short story;
Every One is Right
Once when Nasreddin Hodja was serving as qadi (judge), one of his neighbors came to him with a complaint against a fellow neighbor.
The Hodja listened to the charges carefully, and then concluded, "Yes, dear neighbor, you are quite right."
Then the other neighbor came to him. The Hodja listened to his defense carefully, and then concluded, "Yes, dear neighbor, you are quite right."
The Hodja's wife, having listened in on the entire proceeding, said to him, "Husband, both men cannot be right."
The Hodja answered, "Yes, dear wife, you are quite right."
This week, as I read the second language theories when I read the behaviorists’ theory I said, they are quite right. Then when I read the innatists’ theory I said, they are quite right and finally, when I read about the interactionists’ theory I said, they are quite right.
All the kidding aside, I think these three theories are right in a certain point, we should consider all of them during the language learning process.
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Interesting story. To what extent are the three theories right? I would be very interested to find out what you think.
I enjoy how you tied that story to this. I felt similarly to you on the reading. I didn't feel everything each theory stated was correct, but I could definitely identify with aspects of all of them.
So, maybe they can all be right...just not entirely right.
There is a show on public radio called "The Story" that I really enjoy listening to. It is somebody telling their story, with a little assistance from the shows host. (you can also subscribe to the podcast) Check it out.
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