Children with Cochlear Implants and Learning
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This 5 page report discusses the learning processes and variability factors associated with children who have cochlear implants. Children with the implants now have a far greater range of possibilities available to them but training and a focused education program are still key components in the communication and learning process for such children. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWcochlr.rtf

Chomsky And Language
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7 pages in length. American Linguistics Professor Noam Chomsky argues that there is a subject matter-specific language learning faculty innately present in every individual that allows for people to grasp and utilize words. That his theory supports the claim that there are syntactic substantive parameters in language for the purpose of structuring arguments is the foundation upon which much contemporary linguistic study is based. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCChmsk.rtf

Classroom Education / Whole Language -- Journal Article Review
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A 4 page article synopsing and critiquing a lengthy article from an educational journal. Specifically, the writer reviews an article about Whole Language written seven years ago and compared it fto what has happened in the field. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Wholel.wps

Code Switching
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10 pages in length. This is an interesting paper on the aspect of code switching, which is described as the use of two languages used interchangeably. Looks at examples of code switching, as well as studies that have been done on how this impacts people socially and culturally. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: JGAcodsw.wps

Code Switching and Matrix Language Frame (MLF)
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the use of code-switching data, and determines the extent that grammatical constraints proposed by Poplack and others work. This paper considers whether it is possible to identify trigger words and how code-switching fits into Carol Myers-Scotton's Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHCodeSw.rtf

COMMUNICATION AND THE CUSTOMER
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This 5-page paper discusses the importance of communication as part of a customer service platform. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTcomcus.rtf

Communication Issues in Education: A Call for the Requirement for Standardized English in the Classroom Setting
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A 7 page discussion of the importance of communication in the educational environment. The author contends that communication is one of the most formidable obstacles facing non-whites in education. This paper calls for a abolishment of such non-mainstream communication styles as ebonics and an educational environment which inspires and motivates a student to accept standardized English. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PPblkEd.rtf

Comparative Analysis of Black English and Standard English
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A 12 page paper which examines the characteristics, phonological and syntactic features of Black English vernacular as compared to standard English. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TGblaceng.rtf