If you want to study language from how it fails to develop in the traditional manner; Take a look at "Genie: The Wild Child" Video from NOVA. A 12 year old was found chained to a potty-chair in Southern Calif. She did not have language. Childrens Hospital tried but failed. Supports Chomsky's LAD and Ludenborg's theory of Language acquisition and puberty. You could also get some of that in the movie "Nell." Better acting in Nell but the issues are not as clearly defined. (The dead infant-twin is confusing and not explained.) in Genie you have the feral child, child abuse, retardation, careerism, jealousy, the use of the courts to extort money, Govt support of research, failure to define the research on the part of the hospital and maybe, just maybe, just a little greed.
-----Original Message----- From: Gina Balzano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 9/2/2007 4:19 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] hints on language develop. Hi all I just got a last minute course focusing on language development, and am looking for some activity ideas. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks Gina Balzano Instructor Briarwood College Southington CT --- ---
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