QUIZ

 What is parentese?
 Write down some characteristics of parentese?
 What are some characteristics of baby talk?
 What do you think the effect of parentese in language learning?
 What is the limitation of imitation?
 How do you teach abstract word to the children?
 What do you know about deductive logic?
WILD ISOLATED
CHILDREN
LANGUAGE LEARNING
 GENIE (1970)

 From LA, California.

 Locked in a small room of her house for 12 years. When

discovered, she was in pitiful condition and have no language.

 She was unable to comprehend grammatical structures.

 After some intervention, she was able to grow her comprehension

rapidly however, her speech production was relatively slow.
 VICTOR (1800)

 Captured by hunters, he made no sounds other than gultural

animal-like noises.
 A scientist, named Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard has an ambitious
project to teach Victor language ( social skills and language training).
 Victor was only able to repeat word (to get milk).
 He tried reading and writing and make a progress in reading.
 He fails at speech, continue mute, and death at the age of 38.
 ISABELLE (1942)

 She lived in confinement with a mute mother.

 Her mother had brain injury when she was 2, (never developed
speech), uneducated. Communication by crude gesture.
 When she was pregnant with Isabelle, her parents locked her with
the child.
 She developed speech comprehension and production remarkably
but her further report are not available.
 CHILD WITH AUTISM

 Autism is a condition where the children are unable to develop

their social and interaction skills.
 Communication develops differently and more slowly due to
sensory challenges.
 Interested in environmental sounds.
 Early intervention can make a huge difference in improving the
communication skills.
 WHAT KIND OF
INTERVENTION?

 Joint Attention

 Imitation

 Toy play

 Having them a pet ( Grandgeorge, et.all, 2013)

 Multimedia Interactive Program (Heinmann, 1995)

 REFERENCES
- Danny, D., S., & Natalia, V., S. (2006). An Introduction to Psycholinguistic: 2nd
edition. UK: Pearson Education.
- Marine Grandgeorge, Sylvie Tordjman, Alain Lazartigues, Eric Lemonnier,
Michel Deleau, et al.. , (2012) Does pet arrival trigger prosocial behaviors in
individuals with autism?. PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science, 7 (8),
pp.e41739.
- Lowry, L. (2015). Which Children with Autism Develop Better Communication
Skills. Retrieved from: http://www.hanen.org/SiteAssets/Helpful-
Info/Articles/Children-with-autism-better-communication-skills-P.aspx
 NEXT WEEK

 QUIZ

 CRITICAL PERIOD HYPOTHESIS & HELLEN KELLER

CASE.

(Al-Kahfi 46; Al-Furqon 74; Attaghaabun 15)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kle85Z1dJ2g