Language Development 2/7 Flashcards

1
Q

How does an interpreter facilitate a student’s ability to learn the language?

A

By exposing the student to fluent use of language.

Kat

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2
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When do children produce their first word?

A

About the age of one.

Kat

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3
Q

What is one essential part of language development?

A

Interaction with others.

Kat

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4
Q

TRUE or FALSE

An experienced interpreter is aware of his or her influence on the development of a deaf or hard of hearing student’s language.

A

TRUE

Kellie

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5
Q

Language development in ASL ________ the development of spoken languages.

A

Parallels

Kellie

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6
Q

________ in sign language does not make learning signs easier.

A

Iconicity

Kellie

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7
Q

T/F The development of classifiers takes place quickly.

A

FALSE (By Brandon)

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8
Q

The majority of deaf and hard of hearing students are born into hearing families that may not provide them with what?

A

Access to a fluent language early in development. (By Brandon)

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9
Q

Deaf and hard of hearing students who have ASL as their first language typically learn English from where?

A

Reading. (By Brandon)

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10
Q

The interpreter reviews the student’s IEP with a professional in order to become familiar with the student’s current level of ____________.

A

Functioning

Misi

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11
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T/F Language sophistication influences cognitive abilities.

A

True

Misi

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12
Q

When young students make language errors, it is often difficult for them to :
A..Repeat the error
B. Model language
C. Fix their errors

A

C. Fix their errors.

Misi

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13
Q

Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing may have language skills that are delayed compared with their hearing peers. This is due to:
A. the student has problems learning the language.
B. they have problems accessing the language in their environment.
C. they need to hear the language to understand it.

A

B. The students have problems accessing the language in their environment, not a learning problem.

Melody

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14
Q

By what years of age are Deaf students learning ASL from their Deaf families are able to use verb agreement correctly much of the time?

A

By the time the student is 3 - 4 years old.

Melody

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15
Q

True or False? Students do not learn words from learning a definition.

A

True

Melody

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16
Q

Deaf and hard of hearing students who have ASL as their first language typically learn English from _________.

A

Reading

Nicole

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17
Q

The early detection of hearing loss is critical because it allows deaf and hard of hearing students to…

A

develop language that is more age appropriate when compared with their hearing peers.

(Nicole)

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18
Q

The pragmatics of interacting with peers is different than what?

A

The pragmatics of interacting with an adult.

Nicole

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19
Q

The IEP will help the interpreter understand the student’s…

a) Expressive and Receptive language skills
b) Cognitive potential
c) Maturity level
d) Educational goals

A

a), b), and d)
The interpreter needs to know the student’s language skills both expressively and receptively, the student’s cognitive potential, and the educational goals as outlined in the student’s IEP.

(Lauria)

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20
Q

Regarding Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, the language evaluation should be conducted by who?

a) The teacher - who is familiar with the benchmark standards
b) The interpreter - who is familiar with the student’s language
c) A professional - who has training specific to language
d) A proctor - who is trained to evaluate tests

A

c) Language evaluation should be conducted by a professional who has training specific to language and students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

(Lauria)

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21
Q

T/F
The ability to have a conversation about daily events means that a student can understand academic language used in the classroom.

A

False
The ability to have a conversation about daily events doesn’t mean that a student can understand academic language used in the classroom.

(Lauria)

22
Q

How is academic language different from language used in an everyday conversation?

A

Academic language is generally more complex in terms of vocabulary and syntax. It provides students with fewer contexts to understand the topic. It has less turn taking with longer monologues.
(Alicia)

23
Q

True or False?
Deaf and hard of hearing students are often in the process of learning language in school while they are learning new concepts. Hearing students are using their language to learn new concepts. This means that an interpreter may need to include an explanation of a concept in the interpretation in order to facilitate learning.

A

True.

Alicia

24
Q

True or False?
It is different using language to communicate concepts that are easy, or used often, compared with using language to communicate concepts that are new, abstract, or difficult.

A

True.

Alicia

25
Q

students learn language how?

A

by interacting with people around them

-Emily

26
Q

adults often model what w/o expecting an immediate change from the student?

A

Adults with model the correct language
(so that over time the student or child with see the correct way and then adapt that)
-Emily

27
Q

gesturing can be very communicative and useful, however it is not _______.

A

Linguistic

-Emily

28
Q

Students acquire language early but _________ _________ is a later development.

A

Metalinguistic Development

Danielle

29
Q

True/False

Learning sign language will interfere with the student’s ability to learn speech.

A

FALSE
Learning sign language will NOT interfere with the student’s ability to learn speech.

(Danielle)

30
Q

What type of language refers to people and events that are not here and now?

A

Decontextualized

Danielle

31
Q

True or False:

The interpreter does not need to know the student’s language skills both expressively and receptively, the student’s cognitive potential, and the educational goals as outlined in the student’s IEP.

A

False:
The interpreter NEEDS to know the student’s language skills both expressively and receptively, the student’s cognitive potential, and the educational goals as outlined in the student’s IEP.
By Jacki

32
Q

True or False:

Language development in ASL parallels the development of spoken languages.

A

True

By Jacki

33
Q

Students begin to produce their first words at about…

A

1 year of age.

By Jacki

34
Q

T/F A student’s language use at home and the language use at school may differ.

A

TRUE

Cameron

35
Q

When a student does not have age-appropriate pragmatic skills, his peers may view him as________?

A

Socially awkward

Cameron

36
Q

T/F Interacting with other students is critical for language development.

A

TRUE

Cameron

37
Q

Students begin to combine two words or signs into a sentence at about what age?

A

2 years old.

Taryn

38
Q

TRUE/FALSE

Students often times won’t make mistakes while pronouncing words and producing signs when they are beginning to learn.

A

FALSE.
They will make mistakes.

(Taryn)

39
Q

TRUE/FALSE

The pragmatics of interacting with your peers is different than the pragmatics of interacting with adults.

A

TRUE.

Taryn

40
Q

T/F
A deaf students ability to have a conversation about daily events means that a student can understand academic language used in a classroom

A

False. Conversation is more turn taking and can repair misunderstandings, academic is more complex in terms and vocabulary and syntax
Amanda

41
Q

T/F

Gesturing can be very communicative and useful

A

True.
However, gesturing is not linguistic
Amanda

42
Q

Language development in ASL parallels what?

A

Development of spoken languages

Amanda

43
Q

True or False:

Conversations generally have more turn-taking about topics that reflect a shared experience.

A

True.

-Sheena Rice

44
Q

An _______ may need to include an explanation of a concept in the interpretation in order to facilitate learning.

A

Interpreter.

-Sheena Rice

45
Q

True or False:

Development of classifiers occur in a short period of time for students at 8 or 9 years of age.

A

False:
The development of classifiers occurs over a long period of time and students still make numerous errors around 8 or 9 years of age.

-Sheena Rice

46
Q

What is integral to a student’s language development?

A) interaction with those around them
B) being taught the definitions of difficult vocabulary
C) exposure to fluent language
D) use of classifiers

A

A and C

  • Catherine
47
Q

Students learn best when a teacher understands what they _____ and _______________.

A

A students learns best when a teacher understands what the student knows and does not know.

  • Catherine
48
Q

T/F
A student with a cochlear implant may be receiving information from the teacher’s spoken language as well as the interpretation.

A

True.

  • Catherine
49
Q

T/F

Language sophistication influences cognitive abilities.

A

True

Jamie

50
Q

Why might Deaf or Hard of Hearing students have language skills that are delayed compared to their hearing peers?

A

Because they have problems accessing language in their environment.

Jamie

51
Q

True/False
Deaf and Hard of Hearing students are often in the process of learning language in school while they are learning new concepts?

A

True

Jamie