Select from a list of Language Development Hypotheses listed
A term paper of no less than 1500 words (you can have as many over that amount as you wish). This will be written on a Topic that you should select from a list of Language Development Hypotheses listed at the end of this paragraph. The Term Paper is to present a discussion based on a minimum of three articles, books or chapters in a book, that describe, or support or refute the hypothesis you have selected from the list. A minimum of three citations (you can have as many above that number as you wish) with references in APA format will be included at the end of the paper. An example of APA format is also provided in the Oviatt Library (http://libguides.csun.edu/research-strategies/APALinks to an external site.). Please note, however, that only the references need be in APA and not the whole paper.Also, at the end of the paper you should include a short Appendix, which will answer three questions: 1. What were the databases, if any, that you used to find each article or book; 2. What was the search strategy you used (i.e., the search words you used) in each database to find the articles; and 3. Was each article that you cited an example of Primary or Secondary research? 1. The effects of watching television for young children are detrimental to language development. PICK FROM ONE OF THESE TOPICS TO WRITE ABOUT:
- The number of siblings and their position in the family in terms of birth effects language development.
- Increased opportunities to experience (play with) many objects as a young child is beneficial to concept (and hence) language development.
- Letting the infant cry at night so that she/she will learn to sleep all night long is detrimental to language development if not the psychological development of the baby.
- Exposing the child in the first five years of life to classical music like Bach and Beethoven is beneficial for cognitive and/or language development.
- The more you talk to a child in the first five years, the better cognitive and/or language development will be.
- Children who are read to (or who read) have better imagery and/or language development than children who watch Television.
Requirements: 1500 WORDS
Answer preview to select from a list of Language Development Hypotheses listed
APA
2005 words