How now the Psycholinguistics
ENGL 366 – Semester 382 – Assignment 1 – Lecturer: Filiz KALALI –
Deadline for Submission: Week 6 Thursday
| OPTION 1 | |
| OBSERVING LANGUAGE PRODUCTION STAGES OF CHIDLREN – Chapter 1 | |
| Instructions:
1. Find 2 children of different ages (preferably between 1 and 5 years of age) whom you can observe. 2. Observe them for a duration of time which will be enough to capture videos of moments when children are speaking. REMINDER: Try not to show the camera to the kids, as they might not prefer to speak. (There is no MINIMUM duration to observe; the duration you need to observe them will change according to how long it will take you to collect satisfactory data from the child. Sometimes the child will not speak, so you will have to continue your observation.) 3. For each child, take note of as many utterances as possible, and what these utterances indicate regarding the child’s speech production stage. Number of pages for your assignment is not a sign that the assignment will receive a good mark. Make sure you have adequate explanation with evidence regarding why the child is in a particular stage. For the sections of your report and a sample format, see below. (If you need to insert additional sections to your report, you can do so) It is not the number of pages which is important, but the way you have submitted evidence and explanation in you report. 4. Do not decorate your cover page. Make sure you write the necessary information. *** Pay attention to language errors while writing!! |
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| TEMPLATE FOR COVER PAGE | |
| ENGL 366 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
ASSIGNMENT 1 Lecturer: Filiz KALALI “Observation Report: Children’s Language Production Stages” Student Name ………………………. Student ID ……………………………. Course Section …………………….. |
So, your cover page will look like this:
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SAMPLE REPORT FOR OPTION 1:
| CHILD 1 | ||||
| Child’s name | Child’s age | Who is the child | Method of observation | Duration of Observation |
| Arwa | 7 months | My cousin | I observed her at her home | I observed her for 3 days |
| Utterances: | The child’s utterance
in Arabic |
Transliteration of the child’s utterance using the English alphabet | What the utterance means
(in English) |
Speech act which the utterance indicates |
| “A-a-a-a” | – | Practicing sounds | Practicing sounds | – |
| “ba-ba” | بابا | “baba” | “father/daddy” | Naming her father ??
OR Asking her father to come (requesting) ?? OR Telling us that her father has arrived (informing) ?? (YOUR OWN COMMENTS) |
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| The Child’s Speech Production Stage (with evidence/justification):
I think the child is in ________________ stage, because s/he ________________, and s/he can also ________________, but s/he cannot ________________. According to what I learned from the chapter 1, ________________ |
| How did you find this experience? Explain.
I observed that speech production stages my change from one child to another. etc. |
| CHILD 2 | ||||
| Child’s name | Child’s age | Who is the child | Method of observation | Duration of Observation |
| Muhammad | 3 years | A child in the nursery in JUC | I watched videos that her mother has captured for 2 years | I observed her for 1 week, 2 hours each day |
| Utterances: | The child’s utterance
in Arabic |
Transliteration of the child’s utteranceusing the English alphabet | What the utterance means
(in English) |
Speech act which the utterance indicates |
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| The Child’s Speech Production Stage (with evidence/justification):
I believe the child is in naming and holophrastic stages at the same time, because…………………… |
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| How did you find this experience? Explain.
……………………..(your comments)…………………………. |
| OPTION 2 | |
| TEACHING BABY SIGN LANGUAGE TO A BABY – Chapter 1 | |
| Instructions:
1. Find one child who is about 5 months to 1 year old – and who cannot speak enough words to communicate yet. 2. Using the instructions in chapter 1 regarding BABY SIGN LANGUAGE (FOR HEARING BABIES), try to teach her/him baby sign language so that, by using signs, s/he can communicate words that s/he cannot pronounce. 3. When the baby is able to use the signs to communicate, capture videos of the child while she is doing so. 4. Explain your teaching process, how the baby was reacting during the process, and how far the baby was able to use the sign language to communicate. 5. To write your report, you can follow the sample on the next page. If you need to modify any section in the report, feel free to do so, but make sure all important information. 6. Do not decorate your cover page. Make sure you write the necessary information. *** Pay attention to language errors while writing!! |
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| TEMPLATE FOR COVER PAGE | |
| ENGL 366 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
ASSIGNMENT 1 Lecturer: Filiz KALALI “Report: Teaching Baby Sign Language to a Baby” Student Name ………………………. Student ID ……………………………. Course Section …………………….. |
So, your cover page will look like this:
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SAMPLE REPORT FOR OPTION 2:
Name of the child: Anwar
Who is the child? My sister’s daughter
The child’s age: 11 months old
Language Production Stage (estimate): Babbling and naming (she can name a few objects, but she mostly repeats syllables to exercise her articulators)
Teaching Process:
1. What sign language did you choose to teach? From which resource did you find it?
2. How did you decide on that particular sign language to teach? (What did you like about it? Or from what aspects did you find it useful?)
3. How did you teach the baby sign language? (Explain step-by-step):
e.g. I see the baby every day. Therefore, when I was talking to the baby in my usual way, I also started to repeat the signs that I learned from the book “………”, and after I used the signs repetitively, the baby started to imitate me. In 10 days, the baby started to use 7 words to communicate with us. These signs are the signs for the words “….”, “…..” etc.
4. How well does the baby now perform in baby sign language? Explain.
She can use the 7 signs consistently. It shows that she has learned these signs. The other signs I tried to teach her were not learned very well: she cannot use them when we need these words. etc.
5. Do you think what you taught the baby has helped her/him to express herself/himself? Explain.
6. Do you think s/he has learned it easily from you? Did s/he enjoy the learning process? Explain.
7. Do you think this sign language will cause any delay in her/his language production? Explain.
8. How did you find this experience? Explain.
| OPTION 3 | |
| THE DEAF AND LANGUAGE: SIGN, ORAL, WRITTEN (Chapter 2) | |
| Instructions:
1. Research about deaf people and sign language in Saudi Arabia for deaf people. 2. Write an informative paper about: a. Schools for deaf people in Saudi Arabia. b. Sign language(s) used in Saudi Arabia among deaf people and in schools for deaf people. c. Websites prepared by Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, schools for deaf people etc. to help deaf people and their families. d. Any statistics that you can find about number of deaf people in Saudi Arabia, number (or percentage) of people who can receive the aids or education needed, etc. 3. Do not forget to indicate your resources (such as websites, library resources, ministry resources, any people you have interviewed etc) 4. Do not decorate your cover page. Make sure you write the necessary information. *** Pay attention to language errors while writing!! |
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| TEMPLATE FOR COVER PAGE | |
| ENGL 366 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
ASSIGNMENT 1 Lecturer: Filiz KALALI “Factsheet: Deaf People and Sign Language in Saudi Arabia” Student Name ………………………. Student ID ……………………………. Course Section …………………….. |
So, your cover page will look like this:
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SAMPLE REPORT FOR OPTION 3:
SOME FACTS ABOUT ARABIC SIGN LANGUAGE:
Try to write some questions as the ones below then answer them:
1. From what resource did you find this sign language? (a website, a book, someone you know etc.)
2. In what schools/ institutions is this sign language taught in Saudi Arabia?
3. Which region(s) of Saudi Arabia is this sign language used?
4. How many signs are there in this sign language?
5. Is there any statistical data/ information regarding the sign language/ its users/ the number of schools where this sign language is taught/ number of deaf people in Saudi Arabia/ number of deaf people who have the chance to receive sign language education in Saudi Arabia/ other means of communication taught to deaf people in institutions in Saudi Arabia etc.?
REMINDER: Include all your resources
e.g. books, websites, people that you have interviewed (e.g. your neighbor who has a deaf child) etc.
