Reference no: EM133333776
Topic: Language Socialization and Young Children
Questions:
1. Observe a parent and a young child communicating. Note the language they are speaking and their ethnic background.
a. How does the parent speak to the child? Baby talk? Simplified sentences?
b. Do they make eye contact?
c. Does the parent ask the child questions?
d. Does the parent try to interpret the child's utterances?
e. Does the parent coach the child to make any statements?
f. What is the child learning about her culture through this communication with the parent?
2. Observe a parent and a young child of another ethnic background. Answer the same questions as in Part
3. Compare and contrast them with the answers from the previous observation.
a. What cultural differences do you think account for the differences in your observation?
b. How do you explain the presence of these cultural differences in your community?