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Low-income children missing out on language learning both at home and at school: A doub... - 0 views

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  • jarenyuen17 on 25 May 17
     
    This article talks about the disadvantage low-income children face in regards to language acquisition. Studies show that children living in low-income areas in comparison to children from a higher-income area have an inferior knowledge of language and it sets them up for the same result when they're grown. This is because the level language they hear at home is subpar and when they go to school, the schools also lack the teaching for them to receive an adequate education. They're stuck in a paradox of growing up with insufficient schooling, then unable to advance to greater educational experiences because of it.
ryansasser17

Why do Nigerian Scammers Say They are from Nigeria? - Microsoft Research - 0 views

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  • ryansasser17 on 31 Mar 16
     
    "Our analysis suggests that is an advantage to the attacker, not a disadvantage".
joshchang22

A Review of Distance Learning Influences on Adult Learners: Advantages and Disadvantages - 0 views

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  • joshchang22 on 20 May 22
     
    A research paper analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning for upper education and adult learners.
ryansasser17

You Don't Have To Know English To Play Scrabble - 1 views

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  • ryansasser17 on 31 Mar 16
     
    "At the highest levels [of playing Scrabble] it can also be an advantage not to speak English at all." Article mentioned in http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-24810762
Lisa Stewart

Without Miracles: The Development and Functioning of Thought - 0 views

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  • it might come as somewhat of a surprise to learn that some scholars reject natural selection as an explanation for the appearance, structure, and use of language.
  • to use Darwin's term, the roll film of the still camera was preadapted, although quite accidentally and unintentionally, for use in the motion picture camera. To use Gould's more neutral and more accurate terminology, this feature of the still camera was exapted for use in motion picture cameras. So, in effect, Chomsky and Gould assert that the human brain is analogous to roll film in that it evolved for reasons originally unrelated to language concerns; but once it reached a certain level of size and complexity, language was possible.
  • All mammals produce oral sounds by passing air from the lungs through the vocal cords, which are housed in the larynx (or "Adam's apple"). The risk of choking to which we are exposed results from our larynx being located quite low in the throat. This low position permits us to use the large cavity above the larynx formed by the throat and mouth (supralaryngal tract) as a sound filter. By varying the position of the tongue and lips, we can vary the frequencies that are filtered and thus produce different vowel sounds such as the [i] of seat, the [u] of stupid, and the [a] of mama.[9] We thus see an interesting trade-off in the evolution of the throat and mouth, with safety and efficiency in eating and breathing sacrificed to a significant extent for the sake of speaking. This suggests that the evolution of language must have provided advantages for survival and reproduction that more than offset these other disadvantages.
Rachel Rosenfeld

Quality of Words, Not Quantity, Is Crucial to Language Skills, Study Finds - 1 views

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  • Rachel Rosenfeld on 25 Oct 14
     
    It has been nearly 20 years since a landmark education study found that by age 3, children from low-income families have heard 30 million fewer words than more affluent children, putting them at an educational disadvantage before they even began school. Now, a growing body of research is challenging the notion that merely exposing poor children to more language is enough to overcome the deficits they face. The quality of the communication between children and their parents and caregivers, the researchers say, is of much greater importance than the number of words a child hears.
ablume17

Why it makes sense for children to learn in the language they know best - 1 views

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  • haleighcreedon16 on 29 Mar 16
     
    Students in South Africa are thought to be at a disadvantage since they switch from learning in their native language to learning in english. Researchers, however, believe that it is more advantageous to students to learn in the language in which they feel most comfortable. Switching between the mother tongue at home and English at school is shown to be a struggle for most children. Since the simplicity of the mother tongue has no ties to english, the children are basically learning two different languages at once, trying to apply the two to one another.
  • ablume17 on 29 Mar 16
     
    Research has proved repeatedly that children undoubtedly achieve much better when they start schooling in a language linked to one they can already use quite well. Using a familiar language for schooling is a big part of such success, which is why the late South African educationalist Neville Alexander advocated for mother tongue based-bilingual education.
bennetlum19

BBC - Culture - How Americanisms are killing the English language - 1 views

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  • bennetlum19 on 28 Aug 18
     
    Americanisms are becoming more common in British English. The author expresses concern over losing more British words. The article also discusses whether Americanisms are necessarily disadvantageous.
  • Lara Cowell on 28 Aug 18
     
    Bwahaha! Giving the former colonists a taste of their own medicine by infiltrating the Queen's English.
everettfan18

When Does Bilingualism Help or Hurt? | Psychology Today - 1 views

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  • karamachida on 19 Oct 15
     
    By Sara Guirgis and Kristina Olson Parents are often asking what they can do to prepare their children for the increasingly globally-connected world. Often that answer has involved encouraging children to learn a second language or, for immigrant families, ensuring they pass on their native language to their children.
  • everettfan18 on 06 Oct 17
     
    Kristina Olson, a professor of psychology, analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of being bilingual. There are many benefits such as, enhanced cognitive skills and mental disease immunity. However, there are some minor setbacks, such as weakened vocabulary and verbal skills in both languages. She links several studies done by professionals to back up her information.
Jessica Chang

Bilingualism Good for the Brain - 6 views

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  • Jessica Chang on 05 Mar 13
     
    Bilingual education is controversial in the world today but so is its value. While bilinguals with Alzheimer's retained brain function longer than monolinguals, the cost of bilingualism is having a smaller vocabulary in each language. The thing about the bilingual brain is that knowing more than one language and knowing when to use each rewires your brain completely, giving those people certain advantages and maybe some disadvantages.
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