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Lara Cowell

De-Stigmatizing Hawaii's Creole Language - 1 views

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    The Atlanticʻs Alia Wong writes about the U.S. Censusʻ recognition of Hawai`i Creole English (sometimes termed "pidgin" in local Hawai`i parlance). Wong sees it as a symbolic gesture acknowledging the "legitimacy of a tongue widely stigmatized, even among locals who dabble in it, as a crass dialect reserved for the uneducated lower classes and informal settings. It reinforces a long, grassroots effort by linguists and cultural practitioners to institutionalize and celebrate the language-to encourage educators to integrate it into their teaching, potentially elevating the achievement of Pidgin-speaking students. And it indicates that, elsewhere in the country, the speakers of comparable linguistic systems-from African American Vernacular English, or ebonics, to Chicano English-may even see similar changes one day, too."
Lisa Stewart

Pidgin and Educatino - 12 views

  • When asked what it would be like if he couldn't speak Pidgin, one Oahu man said "Would take me long time fo' say stuff." Another Oahu man compared speaking Standard English and Pidgin in this way: "When I speak Standard English I gotta tink what I going say... Pidgin, I jus' open my mout' and da ting come out."
  • wo programs in Hawai`i in the 1980s to early 1990s (Project Holopono and Project Akamai) included some activities to help Pidgin speaking students recognize differences between their language and Standard English. This recognition of the children's home language was further supported with the use of some local literature using Pidgin. Both projects reported success in helping the students develop Standard English proficiency.
  • When the home language is acknowledged and made use of rather than denigrated at school, it has been found to have these positive consequences: it helps students make the transition into primary school with greater ease; it increases appreciation for the students' own culture and identity and improves self-esteem; it creates positive attitudes towards school; it promotes academic achievement; and it helps to clarify differences between the languages of home and school.
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  • causal aswai.
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      or the "swa swa"
alishiraishi21

View of A Collaboration Between Music Therapy and Speech Pathology in a Paediatric Reha... - 0 views

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    This article shows the importance of music therapy practice when focusing on communication skills with a speech pathologist within a pediatric rehabilitation setting. There is a case about a kid named Sam who is an eleven year old boy who sustained a severe garrotting injury. The article goes over how the individual music therapy program helped him to maximize his potential and motivation in achieving his communication goals, while speech pathology provided therapeutic intervention and outcomes while he re-learned his speech skills.
Lara Cowell

China: Language Simplification to Increase Literacy? - The Globalist - 0 views

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    When the Communists took over Mainland China, the literacy rate in China was below 20%. It is now 95%, according to some estimates. The same rate among young people (15 to 24 years old) is now 99.6%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. And while the literacy rate in 1990 was 87% for men and 68% for women, in 2010 it was 98% for men and 93% for women. Many experts ascribe this considerable achievement to the simplification of Chinese written characters, actively promoted by the communists in the 1950s. Along with traditional Chinese characters, a simplified set of Chinese characters is one of the two sets of the contemporary Chinese written language.
katskorge21

The Truth About Language Barriers: One Residency Program's Experience | American Academ... - 0 views

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    Childrenʻs hospital questionnaire explores the adverse affects of lack of Spanish proficient staff members on the communication and care of Spanish-speaking families with Limited English Proficiency. Debunks perception that suboptimal communication is achieved, even though nonproficient residents rely on their own inadequate language skills, impose on their proficient colleagues, or avoid communication with LEP families.
Lara Cowell

How sign language users learn intonation - 2 views

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    A spoken language is more than just words and sounds. Speakers use changes in pitch and rhythm, known as prosody, to provide emphasis, show emotion, and otherwise add meaning to what they say. But a language does not need to be spoken to have prosody: sign languages, such as American Sign Language (ASL), use movements, pauses and facial expressions to achieve the same goals. In a study appearing in the September 2015 issue of Language, three linguists look at intonation (a key part of prosody) in ASL and find that native ASL signers learn intonation in much the same way that users of spoken languages do. Children learning ASL acquired prosodic features in three stages of "appearance, reorganization, and mastery": accurately replicating their use in simpler contexts, attempting unsuccessfully at first to use them in more challenging contexts, then using them accurately in all contexts as they fully learn the rules of prosody. Previous research has shown that native learners of spoken languages acquire intonation following a similar pattern.
Lara Cowell

Creating Bilingual Minds - 1 views

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    In this TED-Talk, Dr. Naja Ferjan Ramirez, linguistics professor at the University of Washington and a specialist in the brain processes of children 0-3 years, lays out the benefits of bilingualism, tells how to optimize language learning to achieve better acquisition, and dispels some common concerns about the cons of creating a bilingual child. No surprises here: start early, and create conditions where babies are exposed to the desired target languages-this will enable babies to process the sounds of dual languages, not just one. Ideally, babies will have frequent, social interactions with fully-competent, fluent speakers of the target languages. Ramirez also mentions a major cognitive benefit to bilingualism: a strengthened prefrontal cortex: the area of the brain that deals with task-switching and flexible thinking.
Lara Cowell

Sports Psychology: Mental Skills for Achieving Optimum Performance | USTA - 3 views

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    This article, courtesy the US Tennis Association, summarizes mental skills that coaches should foster, in order to help athletes control their minds efficiently and consistently as they execute sport-related goals. This not only involves developing skills such as concentration and stress control, but it also includes efforts to influence personal characteristics such as self-esteem and sportsmanship.
michaelchang22

English for all? Neoliberalism, globalization, and language policy in Taiwan - 1 views

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    This article examines the compulsory nature of learning English in Taiwan and the subsequent impacts on Taiwanese society. There is a direct connection made between the teaching of English and the integration of neoliberal ideals like that of choice, competition, and free marketplace. The article acknowledges that countries may adopt compulsory teaching of English for economic and/or political gains, and looks at how neoliberal notions of competition materialize at the local level. For example, in Taiwan, local regions needed to compete with each other in speedy attainment of English to achieve higher national test scores or government funding.
bsekulich23

Language Matters - How words affect performance - 1 views

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    This article talks about how words affect our ability to do tasks. It explains the difference between when we interpret a command as seeking achievement or avoiding a threat.
zoewelch23

African American Vernacular English and Hawai'i Creole English: A Comparison of Two Sch... - 1 views

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    This essay compares the controversies surrounding actions taken by two school boards-one in Hawai'i and the other in Oakland-in their attempts to help students in their districts attain fluency in standard English. Public reactions expressed during each of these two incidents demonstrated a general lack of understanding about languages and nonstandard dialects. The myths and characterizations about Hawai'i Creole English and African American Vernacular English, and the issues these two stigmatized dialects have raised, point to educational policy implications concerning academic achievement and the politics of language.
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    This is a really useful essay in highlighting linguistic research re: how to effectively instruct speakers of non-standard varieties of English, e.g. AAVE and HCE. Nice find!
ethanarakaki23

What Happens to My Brain When I Meditate? | Right as Rain by UW Medicine - 1 views

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    This article talks about the benefits of meditation and how your body reacts. I find it interesting how much of an effect on the body meditation can do. Taking breaks throughout the day to reflect in peace allows the body (sympathetic nervous system) to calm down in order to achieve homeostasis. After trying some meditation techniques I find myself living a more relaxed life.
hannahhunsaker24

Half Of People Who Encounter Artificial Intelligence Don't Even Realize It - 0 views

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    This article talks about linguistic advancements of AI. In this study, over 50% of participants could not recognize when they interacted with AI. The researchers concluded that this was due to the advance level of human linguistics that AI are not able to achieve.
sinauluave19

Neuroscience for Kids - Second Language - 19 views

  • In most cases, if a person is not exposed to a language during the critical period, he or she will never be able to speak the language as well as someone who learned language normally.
  • Although the person may be able to learn many vocabulary words, his or her syntax will probably never reach a normal level.
  • Children who have brain damage are often able to regain their language abilities with practice. Adults, however, who suffer damage to language areas are rarely able to achieve their previous language proficiency.
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  • This observation further supports the concept that there might be a difference between learning language in childhood and adulthood.
  • Surgeons need to know which brain areas are involved in language comprehension and production, so that they will not disturb these valuable centers during operations on the brain.
  • Research suggests that learning second (or third) languages is easier for young children, and some evidence indicates certain brain areas that might be involved in this learning. Several studies have related second language learning to Broca's and Wernicke's areas.
  • Many studies suggest that the age at which a second language is learned may determine whether brain areas used for processing each language are overlapping or different. Early bilinguals seem more likely to use overlapping brain areas and late bilinguals seem more likely to use different areas for each language.
  • Although it is generally believed that a critical period exists for a first language, it is not known if there is a similar critical period for a second language.
  • certainly be important during neurosurgery.
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    This site is very insightful as to the differences in language development in the brain between those that learn a second language in childhood and those that learn the language as adults. It explains briefly the idea of a critical period and discusses the interesting aspects that come along with learning a second language later in life. It mentions Broca's and Wernicke's area.
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