Chapter 1.
Brittney's group.
Summary
Our group's Discussion Director made an outline of some topics that she felt would be good to discuss in our meeting today. We talked about what we remembered as young children; few of our group members remembered more than 3 events that happened to them when they were younger than 5. We also talked about if we would really go back to being a young child if we had the opportunity to, and we looked at the Pro's and Con's of both stages of life (talking about being young and the present). Another issue we discussed was how we felt on the topic if children really do things wrong. Then we went over each person's findings for their assigned duty.
Quiz Questions
Q) What does a child's speech tell us?
A) Children's speech reveals to us a great deal about how people learn, how people motivate themselves, and how people create.
Q) What are the things you do when you use language?
A) make sounds, express meanings, structure sentences, accomplish actions, and accompany speech
Q) What is the primary communication system for humans?
A) Spoken Language
Facts
A child has to learn that communication is happening through speech.
Being a "child" is the first stage of human life.
Language learning occurs in a human-centered, biological world, a world of interacting talking bodies.
Layers of conversation and the study of the layer:
sounds - phonetics, phonology;
meanings - semantics;
sentences/utterances - syntax; and
speech action, sequences - pragmatics.
Words
We didn't have any words.
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Subject: Cyber Citer
Message no. 461
Author: Brittney Ramirez (bramire)
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2005 10:34pm
I attached our group's summary for Chapter one. Are we going to have group names or
something that you can distinguish who has posted their work??
I dont know if you need the people's names that are my group but they are:
Cyber Citer-Brittney Ramirez
2nd Cyber Citer- Bailey Brandon
Discussion Director-Mary Gillin
Fact Formulator- Jordan Burks
Quiz Questor- Kelsey Thompson
Word Wizard- Kristen Renner
Also if you need me to put our names on the attached document, just let me know and I
will resubmit it to you with all of our names on it.
Thanks!
Brittney Ramirez
Meredith's Group
Important Facts:
— Children play with sounds and words, putting them together to recreate events of the day. They seem to create because the act of creation is a delightful experience.
— Language learning occurs in a human-centered biological world, a world of interacting talking bodies. Spoken language is a primary communication system for humans.
When you use language you:
- make sounds
- express meanings
- accomplish actions
- structure sentences
- accompany speech with visual displays
— Various aspects of the act of learning to talk must be examined.
As adults, we must remember that we are alumni of children. Look at it like this:
- watching a foreign movie
- playing a tape backwards
- comparing climbing into a chair to climbing into a tree house
Vocabulary:
Vivacity — lively in temper, conduct, or spirit
Eloquence — discourse marked by force and persuasiveness
Prod — to initiate action
Virtuosity — great technical skill
Test Questions:
1. Which of these is NOT a part of using language?
- making sounds
- structuring sentences
- *making up new words
- expressing the meaning and concepts of words
2. What is the goal of the first chapter of your book?
- *look at children's language as a biological event
- consider children's language in terms of its role in the system of interaction
- examine various aspects of the act of learning to talk
- place a child's language in a larger world, the world of thought and learning
3. Sounds are to phonology as meanings are to __________________.
- syntax
- *semantics
- pragmatics
- speech sequences
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Subject: Cyber Citer
Author: Meredith McGee
Date: Friday, February 4, 2005 1:51 pm
Subject: Ch. 1 Meredith, Melissa, Morgan, Christy, Leah
Lauren's Group
Lauren Cupp- Cyber Citer
Allison Coonrod-Discussion Director
Alana Gallow-Quiz Questor
Laura- Word Wizard
Casey- Fact Formulator
Chapter One Group Work
This is a summary of the reading groups' information that they found in chapter one.
Quiz Questions:
1.) According to Thomas Harris, why do people forget do much of their childhood?
Answer: Because it is too painful to remember. He says it is a time when you are short and unable to do much for yourself.
2.) Researchers study aspects of speaking such as layers.
True or False
Answer: False (Ecology model)
3.) What are the fout systems of signs that we show when we speak?
Answer:
- sounds of English
- meanings in English
- sentences in English
- actions in our lives
4.) Name a reason for being fascinated with how children communicate.
Answer: various
5.) What are some things you can do to understand a child's experience?
Answer: Watch a foreign movie
Ch. 1 Facts:
— If the "American dream"- a just society in which there is equality of opportunity for all citizens- is to be realized, we must know how to help all children learn better and, communicate more effectively.
— Young children exhibit a vivacity in communicating and learning that can serve as a model for everyone.
- Kids are most interested (and probably learn most) while playing.
- Children play with sounds and words, putting them together to create and also to re-create events of the day.
- Children's speech reveals to us a great deal about how people learn, how people motivate themselves, how people create and more.
- Though learning to talk, children learn how to function in society.
- Thomas Harris argues that people forget so much of childhood because it is to painful to remember.
- When kids do things differently from adults, we assume this is because they haven't learned how to do them right yet.
- Language learning occurs in a human-centered, biological world, a world of interacting talking bodies.
- Each time we speak and listen, we show fine-grained knowledge and timing about four systems of signs: sounds of English, meanings in English, sentences or utterances in English, and action our lives as members of a speech community.
Vocabulary words:
- eloquence: discourse marked by force and persuasivness.
- child: is the first stage of human life and something as humans we all will go through.
- forgetting of childhood: a childhood may have painful memories that can be repressed due to the trauma that can cause forgetting of childhood.
- rhetorical-persuasive: is an assertive and/or persuasive use of speech patterns usually in the form of questions that are to be unanswered.
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conscious attention: awareness and alertness of the concentration on mental powers upon certain objects, of close and careful observing or listening.
P.S. Casey was not in class to do her job and I put off sending this after trying to get in touch with her.
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Subject: Cyber Citer
Author: Lauren Cupp
Date: Friday, February 4, 2005 3:24 pm
Subject: reading group- section 002
Jennifer's Group
Leah Center
Jennifer Simmons
Carlos
Jessica
February 4, 2005
Chapter One Group Work
Quiz Questions for chapter one:
1. By learning the art of talking, what may a child benefit from in life? (Open/ended question) Answer: Being able to communicate with others and express themselves verbally.
2. ________________ is a "primary" communication system for humans.
- gesture
- facial expressions
- spoken language
- silence
Answer: c
3. The Ecological Model for Speaking and Listening is in the format of conversation.
True or False
Answer: True
4. Which of these is not "layer" in the Ecological Model for Speaking and Listening?
- Meanings in English
- Sounds of English
- Speech Actions
- Rules for words in English (morphology)
- Sentences or uttered words in English
Answer: d
Main Topics for chapter one:
Language is important to teach to children. Patience is a must when teaching children language. Do not get frustrated with the children and put yourself in their shoes.
Fact Formulator:
Key concepts and ideas:
What is it like to be a child?
— watch children's shows and imagine being in childhood situations.
Ecological Model of Speaking and Listening
— interlocking coding systems that seem like "layers" of activities.
| Layer |
Study of Layer |
| Sounds |
Phonology |
| Meanings |
Semantics |
| Sentences/Utterances |
Syntax |
| Speech action, sequences |
Pragmatics |
-overview of books' chapters
Vocabulary for Chapter 1
Vivacity-
The quality or condition of being vivacious, liveliness.
Rhetorical-Persuasive -
Rhetoric- The art or study/ skill of using language effectively and persuasively.
Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous.
Verbal communication; discourse.
Persuade-
To induce to undertake a course of action or embrace a point of view by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty.
Virtuosity-
The technical skill, fluency, or style exhibited by a virtuoso or a composition.
An appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art.
Ecological-
The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments. Also called bionomics.
The relationship between organisms and their environment.
The branch of sociology that is concerned with studying the relationships between human groups and their physical and social environments. Also called Human Ecology.
The study of detrimental effects of modern civilization on the environment, with a view toward prevention or reversal through conservation. Also called Human Ecology.
Endowment-
The act of endowing. Funds or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income. A natural gift, ability, or quality.
Jargon-
Nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk.
A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin.
The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group.
Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning.
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Subject: Cyber Citer
Author: Jennifer Simmons
Date: Friday, February 4, 2005 8:21 pm
Subject: Chapter One Group Assignment
Rachele's Group
Chapter 1
Rachele
Rusty
Janice
Jonathon
Chapter one tells us that children are not little adults and that they must be looked at and understood by what they are not what they will be. Learning to speak is important because it teaches children how to function in our world. In this chapter they want us to go back and try to remember what being a child was really like. It talks about how we need to think like a child. Children think and act differently than adults because they are different then adults. One important idea in this chapter is that to understand a child's speech we must take the time to listen to children speak. Children are not born "blank" at birth they show evidence of thinking. When they experience things they perceive them differently then an adult would, the example in the book of this is when a child climbs into a chair.
Questions:
- What are the layers of communication? Phonetics, Semantics, Syntax, Pragmatics
- If learning language Happens through physical interaction, How would this explain language delays in abused and neglected children? If language is learned through human-centered, physical interactions it would be safe to assume that a child that is locked away or neglected would not have the proper development of language.
- In this chapter what does the author say children have an overflow supply of? The stuff of life.
- How do children learn best? By play.
- To understand a child's speech what should one do? Listen to children speak.
Facts:
- Child signifies a position in family or stage of life.
- Kids are most interested and learn the most while at play.
- Children routinely succeed in learning to speak long before school age.
- A child's speaking is artistic, educational, and rhetorical persuasive.
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Subject: Cyber Citer
Author: Rachele Ruth
Date: Friday, February 4, 2005 9:29 pm
Subject: chapter 1
*This is the next step toward THE One World Language.
Step Sixteen: *Your dangling participle injected with botox.
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