Module 4C Language

Question 1

Cooing stage

Answer 1

Occurs at ages of 2-3 months. Noises like ooh and ahh are used

Question 2

Babbling stage

Answer 2

Occurs at ages of 4-12 months. Noises like ba ba and da da are used

Question 3

One word stage

Answer 3

Occurs at 12-18 months of age

Question 4

Two word stage (telegraphic speech)

Answer 4

Occurs at 18-24 months

Question 5

Expressive Aphasia

Answer 5

When there is damage to Broca’s area that is responsible for speech production

Question 6

Receptive Aphasia

Answer 6

When there is damage to Wernicke’s Area that is responsible for comprehension

Question 7

Global Aphasia

Answer 7

Extensive damage to Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas

Question 8

Advantages to being bilingual

Answer 8

• Improvement in brain functioning due to “co-activation”
• Educational Advantage
• Work place advantage
• Helps while traveling
• Health advantage
• More open minded
• Easier to learn yet another language
• Raise bilingual children

Question 9

What did Noam Chomsky say about language?

Answer 9

Language is acquired by our brain’s ability to pick up on patterns (grammar) and then apply them. He coined the term “language acquisition device” in our brain.

Question 10

What did B.F. Skinner say about language?

Answer 10

Language is “learned” via rules of reinforcement, based on sounds and words we hear in our household environment

Question 11

Dyslexia

Answer 11

One of many language-based learning disabilities, when people have trouble with the order of letters.