Terms Definitions cognition The mental processes involved in acquiring‚ storing‚ retrieving‚ and using information and that include sensation‚ perception‚ memory‚ imagery‚ concept formation‚ reasoning‚ decision making‚ problem solving‚ and language. reasoning A form of thinking in which conclusions are drawn from a set of facts. deductive reasoning Reasoning from general to specific‚ or drawing particular conclusions from general principles. inductive reasoning Reasoning in which general
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The attitudes and opinions associated with “Politically Correct” (PC) language are widely varied‚ but in general‚ there are three main categories into which people fall: those for the PC movement; those against the PC movement; and those indifferent‚ adapting or ignorant to the PC movement. PC stemmed from an increasing number of people in the 1980s wanting to eradicate what they saw to be prejudice through the use of euphemisms and alternative terms. This built up momentum with the formation of
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growing demographic of students are those whose first language is not English. Today‚ the majority of students are English Language Learners‚ and they may speak several languages and come from many different cultural backgrounds. These are students who have significant challenges in English which include: reading‚ writing‚ and responding to the subject-matter demands of school. Assessment strategies have influence over the education of English Language Learners since assessments impact the classification
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English is an incarnate language—I accept this fact wholeheartedly. There is probably a good reason we are not discovering the Urdu slang for "#swag" or "LOL": the language is dead ( for some )‚ definitely spoken but no longer changing. To be honest‚ based on those two words‚ I would endeavor to guess that Urdu is grateful to be dead for the ubiquitous some and the youth . Even in a bizarre scenario‚ where languages had an afterlife‚ I bet Urdu would be brutally tortured for eternity‚ surrounded
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Communication‚ at its base level‚ is the act of expression. Whether that involves conveying one’s feelings‚ opinions‚ or a myriad of possible emotions‚ language is the essential tool that makes expression possible. It can be verbal or non-verbal‚ subtle or complex‚ and is inherently social in nature. However‚ the primary function of language‚ no matter what form it takes‚ will always be that of expression. I‚ like many others no doubt‚ find myself in the all too familiar position of being a relatively
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Writers use language to persuade people about a certain topic to either go with or go against the information. Persuade means to influence or change the reader’s thinking/ opinion about a certain topic. I do think writers use more persuading than informing‚ and inspiring to impact our society. All of our society is based on how we feel against a certain topic‚ it’s based on our opinion. A writer demonstrates persuasive writing by giving evidence and supporting the right side or the bad side of a
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Specific Language Impairment is a concept to discuss as it is generally considered that 5-11% of the population suffers from it. Additionally being able to communicate is important to the children’s social and emotional development. SLI occurs when children do not have a normal language development and this abnormal development cannot be explained by hearing problems‚ neurological deviation‚ physical/emotional problems and cognitive deficiencies (Bishop‚ 2006; Leonard‚ 1998). Additionally SLI leads
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Baby sign is the use of sign language to facilitate a form of language in normal hearing and developing children (Mueller‚ Sepulveda & Rodriguez‚ 2014). Baby sign refers to the use of signs from American Sign Language (ASL)‚ however adjusting the signing size‚ space and length to emphasize a certain or single word‚ such as more‚ please‚ thank you or milk (Seal‚ 2010). Baby sign is used to teach babies symbols that represent objects or actions in their immediate context that they can use before they
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The Dissension in Politically Incorrect Language Imagine a young boy with autism who struggles to interact socially. Other children consider him unintelligent‚ and they have no trouble making him aware of their opinions. They call him names like retarded‚ dumb‚ and ignorant‚ but he cannot change the condition he has‚ so he withstands the insults. Even though the other children never strike him with their fists‚ the harsh words they use are just as intense. Politically incorrect terms‚ like “retarded
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In my language art assignment‚ I observed one of my preschool students. Here is some information about the child. He is almost five years old. He comes from very big family. He has four older siblings‚ he is the youngest child in the family. His family speaks two languages. The child is learning Spanish in my class. In my class‚ he is known for being very social. He loves to talk and ask a lot of questions. Also‚ he help other children when they need help. He enjoys learning new things. The child
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