Black English
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6 pages in length. A linguistics overview of Black English (BEV-Black English Vernacular). Gives history, examples, patterns, etc; Cites 5 sources in Bibliography and includes on Appendix/Chart.
Filename: Blackeng.wps

BODY LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
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This 3-page paper discusses the use of body language when it comes to communication. Use of eyes, hands and the body itself are discussed in this paper.
Filename: MTbodlan.rtf

Broca Aphasia and Language Impairment
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the problems of Broca Aphasia and language impairment, and outlines possible treatment options. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHBrocaA.rtf

Building Intelligence and Language Ability in Chinese Language Learning
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This 30 page paper provides an overview of a sutdy of elementary students and the use of a viritual (computer-based) environment for Chinese language learning. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MHChinLa.rtf

Cesar Chavez
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A 4 page paper which examines and analyzes a speech from Cesar Chavez titled “The Mexican-American and the Church.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAccvz.rtf

Characteristics of Language
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A 6 page paper identifying four of the eleven characteristics of language as the “most important” in preserving, understanding and using language. Most of the paper discusses the characteristics of language as a system of systems and being meaningful, conventional and creative. It closes with several examples of “Bushisms” uttered by President Bush during the 2004 presidential campaign, identifying the characteristics violated in the selected quotes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSlangPhono.rtf

Child Language Development from Birth to Four
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This 16 page paper provides an overview of the process of language development in children. This paper applies existing cognitive theories to the process of language development. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHChiLan.rtf

Childhood Language Acquisition Stages and Positive Adult/Parent Intervention
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This is a 7 page paper discussing language acquisition in children. Research in developmental psychology and linguistics has shown that children, regardless of culture, acquire language in certain stages. The initial stage of babbling in the first year shows the infant physically testing his own speech sounds and shows early interaction with the world around him. Before the child reaches one year old and for about the next year, he begins to utter single words strings which describe aspects of his daily life. At eighteen months, children begin to form two word strings and accelerate their rate of language acquisition at an alarming rate. By the time the child reaches the age of 2 ˝ to 3 years of age, the structure of his language has expanded to not only include 3 word strings but from 3 to 4 years old also includes complex and embedded strings. Interaction is a key element for the acquisition of language in children and adults are encouraged to interact with their children from the onset. Many adults use “motherese” when speaking with children and speak in a slower more precise manner in order to help the child learn. One of the most important learning processes for children is one-to-one reading with an adult preferably a parent or guardian. Children’s language acquisition increases dramatically when one-to-one interactive reading is a daily routine in normal children and those with language learning difficulties. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJlangu1.rtf