First Language Acquisition

Hello Everybody,

This week we studied the first and second language acquisition, please answer the following question:

How do deaf and blind children acquire their first (native) language? Do they follow the same pattern as other children? Explain these questions by comparing and contrasting deaf and blind children with children having no disabilities. (You have 2 weeks to complete this homework)

See the following websites before you answer the questions:
http://www.actionfund.org/ohsay/saysee18.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language
http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/archive/conversation.html
http://www.tr.wou.edu/DBLINK/lib/early.htm
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2002-02/1014417009.Ns.r.html
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller

Have a nice holiday with your families.

Tuncer Can

Your First Hypothesis on Language Acquisition

Hi Everybody,

The first homework of this term is about making a hypothesis on the following data from your book(p.18). After examining the following data write your own hypothesis about the acquisition of "plural in English". Remember the 4 hypotheses we studied on the acquisition of "continuous" in English. (You might click on the title to read more on acquisition)

1) I bought a couple of towel.
2) There is many kind of way you make baklava.
3) Just a few month he will finish from his studies.
4) There is a lot of mosquito.
5) How many hour?

Good luck,

tuncer can