Children Who Stutter / Assessing & Controlling The Problem
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A 15 page, comprehensive research paper on the psychological and physical implications for children who stutter. Speech patterns, behavior patterns, avoidance of speaking situations, etc.;-- are all discussed. The writer also analyzes their own observations from a one-on-one interview session with a young girl who stutters. Presenting an extensive literature review, the argument is made that stuttering is not something that can be "cured" per se.. Rather, it is a learned behavior that can be controlled through such promising techniques as Dr. Schwartz's "Airflow." Bibliography lists 10+ sources.
Filename: Stutchil.wps
Essay Title: Children Who Stutter / Assessing & Controlling The Problem

Children with Cochlear Implants and Learning
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This 5 page report discusses the learning processes and variability factors associated with children who have cochlear implants. Children with the implants now have a far greater range of possibilities available to them but training and a focused education program are still key components in the communication and learning process for such children. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWcochlr.rtf
Essay Title: Children with Cochlear Implants and Learning

Chomsky And Language
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7 pages in length. American Linguistics Professor Noam Chomsky argues that there is a subject matter-specific language learning faculty innately present in every individual that allows for people to grasp and utilize words. That his theory supports the claim that there are syntactic substantive parameters in language for the purpose of structuring arguments is the foundation upon which much contemporary linguistic study is based. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCChmsk.rtf
Essay Title: Chomsky And Language

Classroom Education / Whole Language -- Journal Article Review
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A 4 page article synopsing and critiquing a lengthy article from an educational journal. Specifically, the writer reviews an article about Whole Language written seven years ago and compared it fto what has happened in the field. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Wholel.wps
Essay Title: Classroom Education / Whole Language -- Journal Article Review

Code Switching
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10 pages in length. This is an interesting paper on the aspect of code switching, which is described as the use of two languages used interchangeably. Looks at examples of code switching, as well as studies that have been done on how this impacts people socially and culturally. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: JGAcodsw.wps
Essay Title: Code Switching

Code Switching and Matrix Language Frame (MLF)
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the use of code-switching data, and determines the extent that grammatical constraints proposed by Poplack and others work. This paper considers whether it is possible to identify trigger words and how code-switching fits into Carol Myers-Scotton's Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHCodeSw.rtf
Essay Title: Code Switching and Matrix Language Frame (MLF)

Code-Switching (Comparison of Two Articles)
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts two articles on code-switching. The articles are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA713cod.rtf
Essay Title: Code-Switching (Comparison of Two Articles)