Grammar school

My fingers pinched the topaz on the chain as I stared at it in the mirror. I decided to take it with me, but I never removed it from my neck the day before. I had slept with it and woken up with it, and when it finally came time, I was having trouble convincing myself to take it off. Why did I have to torture myself with a reminder of Hikaru? I wasn’t sure. Maybe it was supposed to be like a promise that one day I would return to him. I couldn’t expect him to wait for me, though. In fact, I was…

While perusing the list of notable people within the field of library studies, I came across Judith Krug. I felt that it was serendipitous that I picked out her name as my librarians and I were eagerly discussing plans for Banned Book Week. This American Library Association (ALA) campaign is widely looked forward to not just by myself, but by library teams across the country. It’s only fitting to honor her by researching her accomplishments and continuing her life’s work in preserving…

Finding ways to keep students interested and motivated in learning a second language can be challenging. Every language has certain aspects that are difficult for non-native speakers to understand. These can include anything from idiomatic expressions to body language. Therefore, using different medias like music, television, and film is a way to keep them interested in learning when it starts getting more difficult (Albiach, 2011). Film is widely used to teach second languages. It is mainly…

Forget the image of the lone developer, sitting alone in a room coding on a Matrix-like black and green screen. No matter the code produced, developers need to be not only good oral communicators, they must also be able to write well. But we all struggle to use the language correctly and in a business where teams have developers with different native languages (my first language is Portuguese) we all need some help. In this post, I 'll provide an overview of some techniques and tools that…

Language plays an instrumental role when it comes to human communication as it ensures the accomplishment of numerous activities. Notably, language makes sure that a consensus is reached whenever people communicate as the information being relayed is comprehended in an easy manner. If language did not exist life would be cumbersome as an agreement would not be realized and this would be disastrous (Formigari, 2004). Apparently, the ultimate origin of human language has not yet been decided as a…

In the process of language development can distinguish three levels: the phonological level, lexical level - semantic and morphosyntactic level. Both the phonological development as language morfosintáctico have received much attention from studies examining child language since they are directly observable aspects can be directly recorded phonemes and morphosyntactic structures that produce children. However, to study the semantic development from must interpret the meaning of children's…

Theories of Language Acquisition Language acquisition is defined as way in which humans learn to decipher oral language and speak in their . Over the years, many theorist have proposed ideas about the capacity of humans to acquire language. They have sought to answer the questions about how this uniquely human ability is possible. Is language development a learned skill? Is it innate? Is it dependent on social interactions? Four main theories of language acquisition emerged to answer…

Since the beginning of creation of language, only one factor has set animals and humans apart- the ability to express thoughts and emotions. Oxford English dictionary defines language as “Words and the methods of combining them for the expression of thoughts.” But when the notion of ‘expression’ is removed from this definition, all that is left is “words”. Does delivering and receiving these words qualify as actual communication? Or does language devoid of expression simply imply mechanically…

"Come on now, Berwyn", the nurse says with the plate of food. "No...I'm not hungry", Berwyn mumbles as he turns down the food. "Come on Berwyn, you always use to eat your food, what do I have to do to make you eat?", the nurse says, looking at Berwyn concerned. Berwyn tears up. "I want friends back", he whispers. The nurse smiles. "But you have friends", she answers. "No, friends I did had...Mick and Carlson. Why did they leave?", Berwyn asks. The nurse looked at Berwyn and hugged him. "I'm so..…

1) Genie is considered a feral child. That means that she has lived most of her childhood in severe isolation from people. She was isolated from a lot of human interaction as a result from abuse and her father not liking loud noises. This meant that Genie spent most of her childhood sitting for long periods of time and only had interaction with her mother when it was feeding time. Genie was discovered at the age of 13. Genie is a special case for the field of speech-language pathology because…