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I find this video very informative, after watching it amazes me how babies react to hearing a different language than the one they hear daily, how the brain of a young child has more activity when hearing another language or sounds that are not familiar
-Karina Chavez Sanchez

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The importance of interacting with the little ones for the acquisition of language is essential, the little ones learn from adults, by listening to them speak and converse they acquire language.
After watching this video I was able to understand the importance of direct communication with children, in this way they can learn the language and communicate better, acquiring new words and knowledge.
-Karina Chavez Sanchez

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This video was very interesting, it provided a way for us to visually see how a babie's mind works.
Im bilingual, my parents only speak Spanish, and I learned English through tv and school, so knowing just how I was able to do it was cool. I wanna learn new languages, and if I had the baby brain it would definitely help haha.
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Its very interesting that babies have a way of communicating without speaking, and even more interesting how it changes with different cultures. I don't think there's a "best way" to teach a baby, each child is different and unique.
- edith vizcarra

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The culture that a child is raised is very important for their development and really any environment. Their character and their learning is influenced by their caregivers and surroundings. Caregivers who interact and value resources enhances their development. Like reading books, or just talking to the child can help stimulate their ability to speak and react. Of course every culture is different in every aspect which is why this can really create an impact in their development.
-noemi araiza

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From watching the video what i found very interesting is the Critical period for language and how experience can affect infants during this period. Infants are very intelligent and are capable of hearing and differentiate sounds and languages.
-Noemi Araiza

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Culture has a big impact on a child's development, it's rather interesting to see the differences in how children are interacted with others, despite them not being that different. Interactions with the child are very important, and if one doesn't try to help stimulate the child's ability to speak then they may be a bit behind but I don't necessarily think that speaking is the only way of communication a child may use.
- Edsi Macias

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A rather exciting video to watch, presenting information on the capability babies have about hearing sounds and the ability to tell the differences between languages. They correlated the connection between autism or dyslexia or some other kind of disability with that period of a children's development.
-Edsi Macias

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I thought this video was very informative about the differences between cultures in even the most simple things in language development. Like in some countries there isn't as much one-on-one conversation with the infant as there may be in American households, but the infants are still surrounded by adult conversation a lot of the day. In the United States often times the infants will get a lot of one on one conversations with adults and a lot of reinforcement. Another difference is resources that children have, such as interactive toys or books. It was definitely interesting to see the impact that interactions and resources can have on language development of infants.
-Sydney Thomas

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This video was very interesting and taught a lot about infants and learning. Infants are amazing learners and want to learn a lot about life. There is something scientists call the critical period, and this is the point where infants learn the best. When infants are still infants, they are considered citizens of the world, which I thought was very interesting because I'd never thought of that before. They are an open slate and don't distinguish between languages. But then they begin to notice words in their own language and become citizens of the place they live in. The video also explained how much of an affect live interactions have on babies rather than virtual interactions, and it was interesting how much better live interactions were for the baby. Overall this video was very informative and helpful.
-Sydney Thomas

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This is a very informative video regarding what goes on in a baby's brain as they learn. Kuhl shared quite a few studies and it all just demonstrates how intelligent babies actually are!
What I found to be the most interesting is the part about language exposure during the critical period of development. I also found it interesting how it takes social stimulus for the brain to absorb "its statistics", meaning television, audio, etc. do not provide the same "statistics" or learning as do social stimulus.

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I found this video particularly interesting because we can see how drastically different each culture is when it comes to language development. Things like lack of resources contribute to this but another contributing factor is the beliefs of a culture/family. For example, at 6:45 it is said that they (people of that region in particular/that family in particular) believe that children develop skills naturally at their own pace so they don't invest too much time in helping children achieve language milestones.

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Children in different cultures can have drastically different experiences growing up. The way their development takes place greatly depends on who they're around. Children and babies learn from their surroundings and the people that care for them. A lot of things such as books and games aren't available to some cultures and they develop very differently than most of us in the U.S. have.
- Gabrielle S.

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I find it interesting how scientists never really thought to study and observe babies before, they are so much smarter and more intelligent than anyone thought to believe.
-Gabrielle S.

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Watching the video and seeing how different language development can be depending on different cultures is very interesting. I liked how this video showed us something different and it showed us how their day goes and how their child is evolving and at what ages.
-Hennessey Martinez

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Baby's are vary smart I think this was a good video to show how baby's learning process is found. they are able to learn new language at such young age wile they are learning to move in this world.
-Hennessey Martinez

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I found this video very interesting because it shows us how intelligent babies really are at such a young age. This video showed how babies are always absorbing their environments. I also found it interesting that if you introduce multiple languages at once it can help them be fluent in those languages as well as making sure they get enough exposure to both the languages.
-Janae Izmani Nunez

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I found this video very interesting as there are so many different ways people communicate to their children. I found it crazy that in some places they wouldn't even use full sentences when speaking to their children because they couldn't understand so there was no point of communicating with them normally. I also liked how it showed how different everyone's techniques were because they believed different things based on their culture like how we learn to talk on our own by figuring it out ourselves. I do think that some of the differences that were shown in the video were because some mothers didn't have access to certain items but overall they are doing what they think is best to help their babies develop.
-Janae Izmani Nunez

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This was great video with a lot of information. It explained a lot on how babies are capable of hearing sounds in-depth. It is amazing how babies are able to differentiate between the languages. The studies were packed for information about how languages affect the brain. The video kept me engaged. It is amazing how our brains work and how we adapt.

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This video was very informative about how language development varies in the different cultures. There is a major difference in language development between the countries. I found it interesting how different how some parents prioritize skills. Such as the mom in Botswana stated that she believed her daughter learns skills at her own pace. Also, that if she gives books to her that she rips them up so she sees no value to give them to her. This shows that language development ties with culture and a person's views.
- Eleda Warren

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As I was seeing the video and the different cultures and the way they all use different types of ways to help their children use their language skills is very interesting. Like in Mexico the mother does not read to the child but, find's the way to use singing songs and dancing with child to show child words and there sounds. In America the parent talks to child all the time even if the child does not speak yet also, the child has books that likes to see the pictures and the parents do sign language to child also when she needs something. The other parent in there culture they have no way to get books to read to the child they get a bootle with some little rocks to make a rattle toy for child to play with and they also think children will develop speaking at their own time. evem though all the cultures are different I think they all find the way to help their child learn to speak to use language skills.-Melisa Martinez

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I found this video very informable and interesting when talking about the brain. How different ways of researching babies brains; the scientist get answers how babies think and act in the critical period babies are able to master sounds. The EEG brain method to me is very intresting in how it works and how they could measure the brains of babies when they hear or see someting. Another thing that got by eye was when they talked about the Robot and how the are working on how to work it to help babies by haivng them be social like for example: if the babies touch the robot it will giggle. -Melisa Martinez

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Being engaged with one another really helps develop our language. It shows how what cultures we are apart of play a large role of how we develop, and develop our language skills. It also showed how those that had an upbringing in one culture may differ than someone who had an upbringing in another. Language really ties in with culture, and I feel like this video did a good job at showcasing that.
-Jordan Tate

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It was really interesting to learn how babies take statistics on what we put in front of them. I didn't realize that autism and dyslexia correlate at this time so that was something new I learned. Also how when the babies would go back to the English speaker and the other speaker they were able to differentiate it in a way. I think this just shows that it's better to introduce another language for learning to a baby than it is to a teenager or adult. It was really interesting to see the activity of the brain for the babies.
-Jordan Tate

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After watching the first video with Patricia I learned some really interesting things. One thing that I liked was when she was talking about things like autism and dyslexia and how those things (autism and dyslexia) coincide with language at a young age. I also liked when she talked about the machines such as the MEG machine. I particularly liked when she talked about how in the future, they might have two people wearing them at the same time and having them interact while wearing the machines to see what happens.
https://media.pearsoncmg.com/ab/ab_arnett_humandevelopment_1e/videos/CH_5_Toddlerhood_Language_V9.html  After watching the second video, I absolutely loved it! It was so interesting and such a unique video. From this video, I learned that not all babies and young children are exposed to things like reading and practice with words for when they are older. That is incredibly shocking! Also, I learned that some places don't have access to all the things that more fortunate places have such as toys or books. One example shown was where a child had to play with a bottle and pebbles for a toy where she lived because that was the closest thing that they had in place of like a rattle.

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This video was really cool in that it was a good representation that shows just how much one's upbringing through different cultures can make all the difference in regard to how someone will learn throughout their life. This video also shared those different methods are used throughout different cultures some being helping the child by using word repetition while others might just let their child figure things out on their own with the least amount of help. Another important piece that was shared in the video was how engaging with infants linguistically is essential for their communication skills later on life. It also mentions that it is even more important during the critical period of language acquisition.
-Sidney Reagan

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I thought this video was really interesting because it shows just how much babies are able to absorb and understand the things that are going on around them. I think it was also cool to learn that by resorting to one language solely will cease the learning of another so if you're wanting your child to be bilingual you would need to introduce these languages at the same time as well as with the same amounts of exposure. This is also a time in a child's life where autism and dyslexia will become apparent because those are things that can stop or slow the language learning process.
-Sidney Reagan

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Wow. I learned so much in this video about young children. It is absolutely mind boggling to be that in some cultures it isn't normalized to read to your babies/ children as they grow and are learning and or even interact with them very much. Growing up I never went to sleep without my mom reading me a story, and I understand not everyone is as fortunate to get such involved parents as I have, but its one to thing to know self consciously and another to be told and see facts/ pictures of proof. Also the languages thing didn't come to too much of a shock to me understanding that they are already learning how to communicate in one language what better time then the beginning to learn as many as possible.

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Wow. I learned so much in this video about young children. It is absolutely mind boggling to be that in some cultures it isn't normalized to read to your babies/ children as they grow and are learning and or even interact with them very much. Growing up I never went to sleep without my mom reading me a story, and I understand not everyone is as fortunate to get such involved parents as I have, but its one to thing to know self consciously and another to be told and see facts/ pictures of proof. Also the languages thing didn't come to too much of a shock to me understanding that they are already learning how to communicate in one language what better time then the beginning to learn as many as possible.

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After watching this video I could not imagine growing up with out books as a book lover myself and books have helped me with my dyslexia but I am glad that there are still socially engaged and having people to talk to and learn from each day and that is the most important thing books are a great way to learn but real human engagement is super important - Kara Maryott

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I always found babies to be super smart they grab on to knowledge and can learn many language best at a young age and this video just further blows my mind about what goes into babies language development - Kara Maryott

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This video of Patricia K was very informative. It amazes me how these scientist do tests to find out how the activity in the brain looks like when they are learning which is called i-labs and they use MEG that records magnetic fields and is harmless to babies and adults. I also thought that infants take statistics when they listen or see something.
-Cynthia R

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This video gave real life examples of three different cultures and their beliefs on language development in early ages. I think some reasons can be beliefs some can even be lack of resources in their communities or family like when it said the in Africa some children are given a bottle with rocks to play and they don't have age appropriate books. It is sad to me that because of these reasons children there may not be able to get the adequate educations that babies need to develop language at a young age.

-cynthia R

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This was such an amazing video! I had no idea so much work goes into learning about babies language development. Amazing to learn about these findings. The human brain is truly an awesome thing. Children are born being able to adapt to their environment, and it is so interesting how quickly an infant can pick up on new languages. Great Video!
-Zayra Gutknecht

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It is so interesting to me that there are still so many cultures that don't read to their children, I know in a lot of rural areas like in Africa and Mexico it can be more of an availability issue. However they don't engage with the children one on one. I think it's great that the children in these rural areas are still engaging in communication with their siblings and caregivers, and I especially love that the older siblings engage in play. After all children learn by watching and doing, so it is great that they are still exposed to language around them.
-Zayra Gutknecht

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I am impressed that children who were exposed to two different languages, such as Spanish and English, not only changed their perceptual system for phonemes and words but also changed their motor system in a way that allowed them to be ready to use differently. differentiate those motor patterns for exposure in English exposure in Spanish.
-Yasenia Herrera

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This video was very eye opening to how babies interpret language. I never knew that babies were considered citizens of the world because they can distinguish between different sounds in languages. I also never realized how the more we talk to them in one language the more they lose their ability to understand/learn a new language as they grow up.
-Breanna Martinez

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After watch the video language across culture, culture and how often you are engaged with at a young age plays a significant role in how we develop our language skills. Some areas may not have the privilege's that we do in America but they are doing their best to engage with their kids the best they know how to.
-Breanna Martinez

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I thought the last line in the video was really fun. "when my baby's mad i sing and dance for them" or something along those lines. I also liked the part where the parent said that her baby was more interested in playing than in watching television.

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This was a cool video. I thought the information about how babies have different critical periods for different qualities of language/speech was really interesting, as well as the parts about how being raised around one language or another conditions your brain for that languages sounds and kinda prunes out things that aren't used at all in that language. - Ashe Calliope

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This video is fascinating to watch, there is much more than teaching infants to children to speak. I noticed in the video when the infants were read a book by a Chinese person their facial expressions were surprised rather than excited.  As children grow they learn to speak their first language which is what the parents chose to teach,and development new langue as they grow.

Maritza Bustillos

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Wow, this video was very interesting. It wasn't very long but definitely had good information and good points. I agree with how it mentioned language was dependent on their social and cultural environment. I also liked how it was comparing different cultures to show how they were different. As they explained in the Mexican and Mayan culture, it was not common for them to read to their babies because they believed they do learn at their own pace. As to here in the states, it is way more common for someone to read to the babies and engage on one on one time. I like to see the different cultures and how it truly affects you starting right at birth!
- Araceli Salazar

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This video was very interesting and had a lot of really good information. I thought it was interesting how it shared the data for the critical period, and how that was the time in infants that the brain could be rewired. This was the learning time for language, and how they could be mastered by age 7 and it starts to decline after that. What also stood out to me was how they had mentioned that in this early learning time, it will mirror the rest of the language. Also, this is the time when you will see autism and dyslexia stand out and be able to notice. I also thought the study with the conditioned head turn method was pretty neat. They keep "ba" the same and as soon as they change it to "pa" the baby will have a few seconds to turn their head and see the monkey. The other thing that really stood out to me was when they had said if infants can learn a language from t.v. That was very interesting to me, that they couldn't and that they need that social stimulus part to it.
-Araceli Salazar

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while watching the development across cultures language video made me think how important the role of culture plays in the development of our children. It made me think about how the development of children is determined by different people and cultural stimuli, and how each person has different cultures and above all different teaching methods. Culture influences each person from the moment they are born.

Maria Irene Farias

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The video was interesting to me because it explains how studies have shown that the critical period of sound development in babies between 8 to 10 months of age,  children at this age learn through sounds. It is important to teach babies because their brains are motivated by learning strategies. I really liked how step by step it explains the meaning of Adult monolingual and how a baby's brain can quickly learn two languages at the same time as the baby's brain is attuned to any language or languages that they hear from any other person. Learning of languages in babies may depend on sound processing, for example, babies in monolingual homes in English are specialized to process the sounds of English and babies in bilingual homes are specialized to process both languages.

Maria Irene Farias

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I loved this video; Regardless of an individuals culture and teachings they will find a way to communicate with one another. Reinforcing those positive daily interactions will help build that language development despite the resources available.

Veronica Perez

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This video was both interesting yet super informative. What stuck with me throughout the whole video was how these basic components of language are in fact embedded to our evolutionary history; also how things that are learned during the critical period stay with us forever. I think all these studies on understanding how they brain handles language are phenomenal.

Veronica Perez

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This was a good video, and gave us good explanation of how the children brains work and how easy is for them to learn a foreign language. It also gave us some examples of the methods that we could use to help the child to get a better understanding of the foreign language we want them to learn.  I also find interesting how technology have been helpful to create a better way of understanding children development and finding better ways to help those children that ate struggling more.
Lesly Jurado

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I loved to see what parents prioritize in the different cultures for what their babies should be doing. The mother from Botswana used a more hands on method of the baby exploring the world, while Americans spend a lot of face time, reading, and verbal exposure for their babies outside of what the babies are observing. Even in the Mexican/Mayan town, the families take care of the babies, but less talking to them specifically. I think that both ways are going to produce smart young children. I just think that what the kids excel in may be different. In America, a child may be able to express themselves and go onto a further education with little help, but a Botswanan child may excel with work and understanding more practical skills such as farming or building. I think that language development is going to be affected if parents don't engage children at young ages, but their overall success as adults may just have different outcomes, neither bad.

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Watching this video where the lady shows clear studies that show how flexible babies minds are was almost shocking to me. The phrase that they are "citizens of the world" was an easy way that I understood what this idea portraying. As the video goes on, the explanation for this sensitivity to any language changes in order for babies to mature, and that they have to begin to only focus on one language, made a lot of sense to me. I think that even at the end of the video when it mentions that we can prolong this flexibility of the mind by having babies be bilingual was interesting as well. I think if a parent is able to, they should expose their children to another language, which will benefit their growing mind in multiple ways.

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This was such a cool video and it really proves how much babies really are able to absorb. They really are so much smarter than people may think. It was so cool to see how the exposure of different languages can change the smallest of things in a child. It made me realize that it might be smart to teach or speak to my child or baby in another language if I want them to learn it, rather than later on in life. Babies are sponges and we need to make sure we are giving them the best possible environments for them to develop in a way that will set them for life. - Hannah Guzman

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This video is a good example of how your culture and upbringing makes almost all the difference in your learning later in life. I found many positive things about each culture but found it different that the US really does teach children more one-on-one than anything. I never really realized that after seeing how in other cultures children and babies only form of communication with an older human is through listening or obersinging. Not much interaction with words. It was really cute to see the different ways that mothers entertain their babies or keep them happy. Like one mother giver her baby an empty coke bottle with pebbles and another singing and dancing with her baby. - Hannah Guzman

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This video contains a lot of great informative information. I think it is pretty neat that the younger you are the easier it is to learn more languages. Just by looking at the chart that they provided, it's crazy to think a child can learn a new language quicker than me. It makes sense though because their brain is still growing and developing and it's in that peak time of learning. An infant is actually really smart and observant. Their brain is just thirsty for more studies and information. I liked how this video emphasized how hands-on communication and that one on one time, is more effective for learning rather than through a screen. Even some other studies and videos, we have watched while doing the labs have also shown how that in-person engagement really helps the child learn more. I have learned a lot from this video as well as this whole module and I am glad to have this new knowledge so I can use it in the future.
Sydney Anderson

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This video was also very interesting for me. To see how differently each country/culture responds to language development of children is interesting. For some kids they only really hear the language when adults are talking around them, for others like in America the infant gets that face to face interaction. Some families do not have access to an education or to language development toys like books, but they try their best to help their child out by making those things for them. That is really amazing and awesome to see that families like that are still trying with what they have!
-Lianna Dovmat

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After listening to this article I found it very interesting. I learned that is very crucial to communicate with your infant. Even using hand motions or gestures, really helps build and improve the infant's vocabulary. I think it's very interesting that each culture has a different approach/ way to communicate with their baby. It is also interesting to see how each and different approach may impact a child.
Sydney Anderson

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I actually found this video really interesting. It is interesting to see how the younger the kids are the easier it is for them to learn a second language. You would think that it would be easier to learn a language when you are older since you understand more...at least that is how I always thought of it. I was taught Ukrainian as my first language since I was a baby, and now I can speak it well. As for when I tried learning Spanish in the fall time when I was going to Mexico, I had a really hard time remembering and learning words. Overall, this video helped me learn a lot about the importance of if you want to teach kids another language, it is best to teach them at a young age. An interesting part of the video for me was when they used the harmless MEG machine.
-Lianna Dovmat

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It's very interesting how much teaching language across different cultures varies. Some people put their focus on a one on one interaction with their child and repeat words until the child can respond or indicate that they understand.. While others just let the child figure it out on their own as they experience the world and can learn through watching the interactions of the people that are around them. I think that my favorite thing from the video was the woman who taught her child to motion or sign if she needed something since you can't really rush the speaking process. It must make things at least a little more easier as the mother can understand what the child wants without having to go through a tantrum or something.
- Victoria Shevchuk

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This video really helps you to realize how important it can be to start teaching children different languages starting at an early age and how the skill can be better honed that way. Personally, I was taught to speak Ukrainian when I was a baby, and at this point in my life I can say that I'm pretty good at it. But as for the Spanish that I learned in high school, I can't really speak anything at all besides a few words or phrases that I can still sort of remember.
- Victoria Shevchuk

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I thought it was really interesting that how you were brought up in your culture as an infant really does impact the way you grow. Even in the poorer countries, families still use most of their day supporting their family. Overall, it showed that we all developed in the same way just different lifestyles and cultures that we are brought up in.

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I thought this video was full of great information. Early engagement and interaction in the early years is very important for children to develop language. It blows my mind that children are able to learn multiple languages more effectively at a younger age rather than when they are older. I found the mandarin study was quite interesting. It shows how important it is and how much of a difference it can make when you engage with a child rather than them listening to an audio or watching a screen.  All this information I am learning, I am definitely utilizing it and taking action and applying it to my own children.
- Desirae

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After watching this video, I believe it is very interesting how parents from different cultures interact with their babies, and how the child interacts with adults, a great example is when a Mexican villager woman named Martha was interacting with his boy baby by just walking outside, and explain to us that his boy began to talk at the age of 1 year and 4months. But unfortunately, most of the time in developing nations with diverse cultures, the adults have to work making to spent low time with their kids and give the kid to someone to care when they are gone, not being able to give the proper attention and affecting their language development to the kid.
Octavio Bautista Reyes

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I think that babies should be taught more than one language so they can use that in the future. I really like the robot they used, and I wonder what the outcome would be if they started using those in elementary schools? I thought that children learned languages from media, I didn't know that face-to-face was not only better but preferred. Would having a bilingual world improve the way of life?
-Miranda Merrill

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I think that it is very interesting that different cultures have different beliefs about exposing their children to books and how to interact with them. However, with COVID nowadays I wonder how that will turn out. Some parents use this to interact more with their children and some use it to keep their children occupied with screen time, how different will the new generation turn out to be compared to our current generation?
-Miranda Merrill

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What I have gained from this video, is that early linguistic engagement with infants (especially during that critical period of language acquisition) proves essential for later communication skills; whether that be reading or writing. In developing countries such as Botswana, or in poorer areas, adults are occupied for most of the day providing for their family. This leaves little time for one-on-one interaction with their infants, as shown in the video, which would lend one to the assumption that infants would learn language slower, or perhaps not at all, in these areas. Such is not the case. Although they may not interact with their parents as often, they are still entrenched within a very social world. I feel this dismantles the Western ideology that infants should be constantly talked to, especially in the god-awful baby voice. In short, I feel this video has taught me that maybe infants progress regardless of the cultural nuances. Maybe childhood development, a part from specifically language itself, is cross cultural; in that, we all develop in the same manner.
- Aiden Veselits

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I find the process of language acquisition to be exceedingly interesting, as I am trying to learn another language myself. I have certainly noticed that the "critical point," as fleeting as it truly is, ultimately vanished from my being. It is a struggle to pick up even the most fundamental, phonemic characteristics of language -- and yet, babies seem to differentiate between languages like it's nothing. I come away from this video wondering how infants who grew up in bilingual homes learn language. Do they learn both just as quickly as it would take to learn one? Does it make learning one of the languages harder? Does the baby have a higher chance of being bilingual?
- Aiden Veselits

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I find this brain salon very interesting as the baby would be still interested in another language. This language babbling is interesting because it’s shows  a babies and as it exposes them to have an experience and ready to learn a different language. As other studies are being showed with results solved. Am very much hoping that the Brain team could have very good result to help those how really need it!
-Yesenia Guijosa-

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I found this video very interesting. Regardless of each culture's teachings, exposures, and resources each child is able to communicate their needs to their caregivers by sounds and/or gestures. Although I know that social stimulus is critical in language development, it saddens me that some cultures are lacking developmental resources such as children's books. - Jami Clark

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Language Development - Patricia Kuhl Video

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Language Development - Patricia Kuhl Video

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This video was very informative and interesting.  One thing that Patricia Kuhl mentioned that really struck a cord for me was that children absorb more of the language with social stimulus and that less is absorbed when sat in front of a TV.  With an increase of screen time in homes and schools relying heavily on electronic systems for distance learning due to the pandemic, I'm wondering how it will impact these children's development compared to past studies?   - Jami Clark

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I thought it was interesting that what you are exposed to when your young has an impact. Infants are exposed to different things based on their culture. It said that some parents read and talk to them while other dance and sing to them. Different cultures expose infants to different things and it becomes a part of who they are and their personality when they are older.
Kendra Freeman

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I thought this video was very informative. I didn't know that there was a critical period where infants learn a lot from their environment. They listen to other people talk and that is how they begin learning language and communication. The critical period for learning sound is in between 8 months and 10 months. I thought it was interesting that listening to another language during the critical period made them recognize the sounds and be just as skilled as those who's native language has been mandarin. That just shows how much babies learn in these critical periods that they have.
Kendra Freeman

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different cultures have different ways of developing a infants language, I found interesting how a Mexican  culture will probably not read a book to a toddler but will interact with them a lot , an America parents tend to have a lot of 1 on 1 with toddler as well as sign language, I found so interesting how sign language can increase a child's language development faster, I find that idea a good idea. Another culture didn't read books or interreacted with child much but did show child development by giving materials such as bottle with rocks inside, i found that to be more of a motor skill but by the looks of it it does help, I did notice that there language development does take a little longer to occur.
-Isabel Sanchez

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This video is an amazing study on early language and brain development. She talks about how babies use their computational abilities to learn their own sort of speech codes, and how social skills play an important role in learning. I'm amazed on all the studies, and how basically what language our parents speak is what babies pick up on and how they communicate. Misty Gonzalez

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This 21 minute video was very interesting, a baby's brain develops in amazing ways, I found interesting how a infant's brain is considered to be a genius the first months of there life's and after that there brain just decreases, my favorite part of the video was the information it was giving us about an autistics child's brain development. I found  this video very helpful for my personal use as well, and I feel I can connect to it to it in different aspects. I also thought how amazing it was how scientist can measure reaction waves that come from the brain by them creating a hat that helps this occur.
-Isabel Sanchez

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During this very interesting video of language culture i did see a lot of speaking in Mexican culture. When i went to Mexico i liked that in Mexico they speak to everyone in a grow voice and Babies to children adapt to the language as to then speaking in a very young age. This i think its very helpful because i do see that when baby talk is given to the child. Child gets some what delay on language.
During the second video i find it so very common. I do recall that my niece was very good speaking two language English and Spanish. when she was six to eight and then she stop speaking her Spanish language and was having trouble speaking it around nine or ten.
As to the language study I find it very helpful and useful. As to non speaking children and autism children. This is a very big step toward children that need this type of help with language! -Yesenia Guijosa-

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Misty Gonzalez: Language Development Video

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Misty Gonzalez: Language Development Video

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I found this video very interesting because it shows how babies can learn to communicate with help from there mothers or siblings. Some of the children didn't have much to learn with such as books, but they still had ways of communicating through there motions, and toys. I seen how great it is when family interact with their children to help teach them to communicate.

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This video was very interesting and informative. I didn't think that it was possible to gather so much data from a baby. They are very smart even though they are developing, and everything is new to them. It was interesting to see how babies reacted to being exposed to different languages. I learned that they even change the way they "babble" and I never knew that was possible. That was a very small detail, and I am surprised that they noticed that. The technology they are using is also helping them figure out more information about autism and how to understand children with autism better. The technology is also helping them figure out clear differences between children with autism and those without it.
-Yaritza Alatriste

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The language development was really interesting because I also noticed the differences in children from different cultures. For example, a couple years ago when I was in Mexico, I met my younger cousins (ranging from ages 2-10). What stood out to me the most was that my 2.5-year-old cousin spoke really well. He had a very advanced vocabulary and knew how to engage in conversations with children older than him. The other kids spoke like if they were adults, I was surprised because it wasn't something that I was used to seeing/hearing from children. I honestly felt like I didn't speak well, and I needed to improve or learn more words. I noticed that most parents didn't talk to their children in "baby voices" or "baby talk" they talked to them like they would with everyone else. Watching this video brought back that memory and I thought it was interesting to see the differences between all these cultures and how their environments also play a role in their language development not just their culture.
-Yaritza Alatriste

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This video about language development in different cultures grabbed my attention. It's true that a young child's language development is influenced by both social stimulation and the environment in which they live. It is difficult for me to understand that there are still individuals living in poverty who lack access to basic education. When compared to children from third-world countries, children in the United States are more likely to develop stronger language abilities. Because parents in the United States, who are primarily middle class or above, spend more time speaking with their children face to face and have more resources available to them.
-Ishmael Gonzalez-Gutierrez

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Learning during the critical period has a powerful impact on developmental progress.

Scientists have been studying how babies master language. I find it interesting how babies can learn a different language which shouldn’t surprise me because it’s the same as knowing your language. Everything is learning progress, I guess. Technology also plays a significant role in the studies of scientists. I wonder what it would be like if technology were not as advanced today. Would their studies conclude differently or be the same? I think their outcomes would be a lot different.

-Alejandra Cerna

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This video, in my opinion, is quite fascinating. Today's technology is extremely beneficial in gaining a better knowledge of how toddlers acquire language effectively. One point she made that I found surprising was that 9-month-olds did not learn the new language through television or audio, even though they were very engaged, but they did learn better through social stimulation. Another thing that I thought was really cool is how they're utilizing robots like "Rubi" to help young children learn a second language. It's also fascinating to see how young babies can adapt their motor system to accommodate English and Spanish speakers by modifying their babble sounds.
-Ishmael Gonzalez-Gutierrez

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This video really made me realize how language is so important in the early years of life. It amazes me how critical it is to have face to face interaction with our children at such a young age. I understand that parents have to go to work and provide for their family which makes it very important for the parents to leave their child in the proper care where they are going to teach their child to develop to their fullest potential.
- Desirae

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This video shared a lot of interesting facts. The way different cultures teach their children is interesting. Some cultures will let their babies learn from what is around them and some cultures will buy learning tools to help their kids be successful. The cultures that do not have access to things, they will make their babies own toys and parents will interact more with their children. I know that it is not easy for some parents to get the right education for their children but you can tell some parents are doing what they can to provide.
-Araceli Vega

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This video was a good example of why science is interesting. Science shows how children understand better when they are of certain ages. It was interesting to see that babies do not learn anything from looking at a screen, they learn better in their environment. I was amazed how autistic children would rather listen to a robot sound. I think the learning robot will teach students a lot because it will communicate with them.
-Araceli Vega

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I found this video to be quite interesting. I think that it is fascinating how although sometimes you may not speak to a child directly one-on-one like the first family, children pick up language just as quickly. Even though every culture is very different from each other and they all communicate differently. They all find a way to make sure that children are engaging in language as well.
-Margarita C.

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I thought it was very cool that language develops differently depending on cultural environments. In the rural Mexican-myan village children aren't exposed to much one on one conversations but they are always surrounded by adult conversations which is how kids commonly pick up on words which I found very interesting. There was one mother who used sign language as one of the way she communicated with her daughter which is very cool to hear and to see babies pick up on that.

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After watching this video, there was something the speaker said that really stood out to me. That is, "babies are citizens of the world". They are born being able to interact with whatever language is spoken to them and as they grow older at about the age of six months they become "culture-bound listeners". I had never thought of it in those terms. Its interesting that as we grow older we learn the language we will be speaking at home, our brains are trained to speak a language and all that is based on our culture our home language. Overall, it is interesting to also see how the brain lights up differently when comparing them to others who speak more than one language.
-Margarita C.

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it is interesting to see the differences of importance between out cultures. the Americans reading and books are very important, but we also have wide access to them whereas other cultures don't and if they have access to book the books aren't baby friendly with board backing. it is interesting to see how the babies still develop language even if it isn't being directly taught to them. Babies are a lot smarter than people think.

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After watching the video Language Development Across Cultures, culture plays a significant role in a child’s development. Unfortunately, some children aren’t as fortunate as others to receive a proper education. Sometimes parents are in need and have to work, they have no money for child care, so they leave their children with whomever they can. In America, for example, if a mother is employed legally, she can get paid up to 12 weeks while being on maternity leave and just having that bonding time to spend with their newborn. Based on how or where the child is being raised, this will affect their development. Some countries have children working

instead of going to school. I see where language can become a problem in a child’s development. Some children just don’t get the proper education or time with their parents or guardian to develop these important communication skills.

- Alejandra Cerna

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This video was very informative and interesting. I would think that having a baby watch a show in a different language would give the same effect as having that social interaction. I wonder why there is such a huge difference between American babies and other cultural babies in the data given. watching the babies' brains light up in the demonstration was so amazing they lit up so much brighter than the adult's brain.