Phonology

The study “hypothesized that language sampling contexts would result in different performance for all aspects of expressive language examined: amount produced, phonology, vocabulary, grammar, and pragmatics, We also expected that language sampling contexts would result in different categorizations of children into language phases.” (Kover, 2014). The participants for this study consisted of 63 children (55 boys)…

Introduction Successful communication depends upon proper pronunciation. As the International Journal of Research in English Education (2017) States communication means to understand and be understood, therefore some people often say that they do not mind about pronunciation because they only want to communicate. That is to say, they are able to communicate even with improper pronunciation. Nonetheless, understandable pronunciation is an essential component of communicative competence according…

English as New Language (ENL) students benefit from direct reading instruction. Most schools and classroom teachers are not prepared to meet the increasing needs of the ENL’s. According to the National Education Association only 2.5 percent of the teachers who instruct students have a degree in ESL and about 12 percent have 8 or more hours of training to support their instruction (Denise McKeon, 2005). There is a rise in the number of the ENL population and most of the teachers that are…

In today’s society, there seems to be two different meanings between sex and gender. Sex is a more scientific term that explains physical traits and sexual preferences. Gender carries a more social tone. Meaning that it refers to the different clothing, activities, career choices, and positions people hold in society. The term sex references the sum of physical characteristics that identify males from females. The most distinctive difference in characteristics is that man and women have…

In Introduction To American Deaf Culture, Thomas K. Holcomb provides an insightful view of the Deaf culture and paints an inclusive picture of how the Deaf community functions and thrives in the world. In each chapter, proficient evidence is supplied to draw the audience (myself in this experience) in to the topics and make them think more thoughtfully about how the Deaf culture should be viewed. From the start, the audience is brought into this book on a personal level with an introduction…

Field Experience Paper In the school district, that I am interning for this semester, no longer does FCAT or FAIR testing. Instead, they have replaced the test which is now called FSA. FSA is the same test as FCAT and FAIR test. The only difference is that the questions have been worded differently according to some of the teachers here that I work with. Since it is the beginning of the year, students have not taken this test yet. I will say that my cooperating teacher did have a conversation…

colleagues began doing some of their own research analysis of languages, particularly in the properties of sign language. Using that same method of analysis, Stokoe and his companions noticed that ASL passed all the linguistic requirements such as phonology, morphology, and syntax and showed all properties of language including grammar, spelling, and other things just like all other languages only that sign language communicated these things visually with the hands, handshapes, movement, hand…

Introduction "Our language has more rhythmic tones," Ms. Hudson said. To some people, 'she be going ' just flows, it 's just a natural thing." Over decades, Linguists have attest to the Black English Vernacular (BEV) as being a remnants and a fusion of the West African Language used by enslaved persons brought to the Americas over 400 years ago. Enslaved people were denied a formal education, but were required to learn the language to communicate with white master, hence the BEV dialect was…

In 1493, Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico, during the second voyage he called it San Juan Bautista. Later in 1508, the Spanish permitted settlement rights to Juan Ponce de Leon, who established a settlement at Caparra and became the first governor. In 1519, “Caparra relocated to a nearby coastal islet with a healthier environment, it was renamed Puerto Rico” (“Every Culture”). Puerto Rico is the easternmost and smallest of the Greater Antilles and is connected by the Atlantic Ocean.…

It is important that social workers consider their own beliefs about dyslexia as they work with so-called “dyslexic” clients, and it would behoove researchers to do so as well. We make commitments to our clients, and we need to honor those commitments with respect for their individuality. Interventions can only be effective if we have a sound basis of knowledge on which to formulate our intervention strategies for those unique clients. In this way, we can assist them in finding learning…