https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research Exploring how language affects children en-us 2016-11-28 21:02:52 UTC 2017-07-15 07:36:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/140343156 2016-11-28 21:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/140343156 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/140343185 2016-11-28 21:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/140343185 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/140343249 2016-11-28 21:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/140343249 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/140343505 Research conducted by: Priyanka Chand

]]> 2016-11-28 21:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/140343505 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142172754 The critical period for a child to acquire a language is from birth to puberty.]]> 2016-12-06 22:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142172754 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142172919 Children who do not grow up in accepting environments of the language being spoken tend to feel discouraged from speaking the language at all.]]> 2016-12-06 22:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142172919 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142173156 Once I began kindergarten, I started to favor English more over Hindi as I became more exposed to it in my everyday life. Although I perfectly understood Hindi, i was no longer able to speak it with such ease. I can still string some sentences together, but I am not a perfect native speaker. ]]> 2016-12-06 22:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142173156 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142173596 Noam Chomsky, a famous linguistic states, “We are designed to walk… That we are taught to walk is impossible. And pretty much the same is true of language. Nobody is taught language; in fact you can’t prevent the child from learning it.”]]> 2016-12-06 22:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142173596 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142173809 Although children do make mistakes in their language development, it is completely normal. These mistakes are not meant to be corrected. In fact, children learn to correct their own mistakes as they gradually get older. ]]> 2016-12-06 22:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142173809 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142174115 The reason why most adults have a tough time grasping a language is because they actually have to engage their brains to think about the correct sentence structure, word choice, etc. Adults no longer possess the subconscious ability to acquire a language with such perfection as when they were children. ]]> 2016-12-06 22:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142174115 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142174619 If a child notices that society at large does not approve of bilingualism, and/or if one of the child’s languages is discriminated against, the child will retreat from it.]]> 2016-12-06 22:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142174619 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142174745 Another aspect would be when giving up speaking a language for a long duration of time, it becomes more difficult to use it because the language becomes “passive.” An active language is one that is used in everyday life consistently among friends, family, and peers who also speak the same language. Children who move away from one of their languages, do so typically due to real or perceived social pressures and in an effort to cope with the complicated process of finding one’s own identity. Difficult family relationships can play a role as well, but usually it is societal pressures. Sometimes the prejudices and stereotypes within one’s own heritage or culture allows for the language of that culture to be perceived as unappealing and non-desirable.]]> 2016-12-06 22:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142174745 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142174856 Two cultures, two languages, and two identities can be difficult to manage. Often, children prefer to assimilate into the dominant culture. ]]> 2016-12-06 22:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142174856 callmepriyanka https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142175013 -Native Language by Alison J. Elliot]]> 2016-12-06 22:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/callmepriyanka/research/wish/142175013