Language and the Brain
The two different part of the brain that have the most to do with language are the Broca's area and the Wernicke's area. The Broca's area is the part that has to do with the physical production of speech. The physical production includes the movement of the tongue and lips. The wernicke's area has to do more with the mental aspect of language. It process the words, and helps with the understanding of what someone is hearing. Although there are many other parts of the brain that deal with language and communication, but the two mentioned above are the most important. In the diagram shown down below, you can see where the Broca's and Wernicke's are located.
Stages of Language Development
Infants- Babies, because they are unable to use words quite yet, have other forms of communication that later help them to develop their language skills. Examples of these forms include: crying, cooing, and babbling. Though they may seem mindless to an adult, they are the babies way of learning how to communicate. To learn more, check out the video about babies and language under resources. Adults- Adults can have a large impact with the language development of children. The more the parents or guardian talk with a baby, the more words it becomes familiar with. This helps build up the language development. As the baby develops into a toddler and starts speaking sentences, parents and other adults can help them learn by repeating what they say, and emphasizing the correct way to say things. As mentioned under Albert Bandura's section, children often time learn by imitation.
Language Disorders
Like any other type of development, language development also has the chance of having disorders. My textbook talks about four different disorders. They are as followed:
expressive language disorder-a language disorder is a disorder involving a limited vocabulary and difficulty using tense correctly, recalling words, or producing sentences of the length and complexity that would be expected of a child of that age.
phonological disorder- a language disorder in which the child has difficulty with producing sounds or using sounds correctly.
receptive-expressive language disorder- a disorder in which a child has difficulty with both expressive language (using language) and receptive language (understanding language)
stuttering- difficulty with fluency and time patterning of speech.
*A good example of stuttering was shown in the movie The King's Speech, a trailer for the movie is poster below.
The two different part of the brain that have the most to do with language are the Broca's area and the Wernicke's area. The Broca's area is the part that has to do with the physical production of speech. The physical production includes the movement of the tongue and lips. The wernicke's area has to do more with the mental aspect of language. It process the words, and helps with the understanding of what someone is hearing. Although there are many other parts of the brain that deal with language and communication, but the two mentioned above are the most important. In the diagram shown down below, you can see where the Broca's and Wernicke's are located.
Stages of Language Development
Infants- Babies, because they are unable to use words quite yet, have other forms of communication that later help them to develop their language skills. Examples of these forms include: crying, cooing, and babbling. Though they may seem mindless to an adult, they are the babies way of learning how to communicate. To learn more, check out the video about babies and language under resources. Adults- Adults can have a large impact with the language development of children. The more the parents or guardian talk with a baby, the more words it becomes familiar with. This helps build up the language development. As the baby develops into a toddler and starts speaking sentences, parents and other adults can help them learn by repeating what they say, and emphasizing the correct way to say things. As mentioned under Albert Bandura's section, children often time learn by imitation.
Language Disorders
Like any other type of development, language development also has the chance of having disorders. My textbook talks about four different disorders. They are as followed:
expressive language disorder-a language disorder is a disorder involving a limited vocabulary and difficulty using tense correctly, recalling words, or producing sentences of the length and complexity that would be expected of a child of that age.
phonological disorder- a language disorder in which the child has difficulty with producing sounds or using sounds correctly.
receptive-expressive language disorder- a disorder in which a child has difficulty with both expressive language (using language) and receptive language (understanding language)
stuttering- difficulty with fluency and time patterning of speech.
*A good example of stuttering was shown in the movie The King's Speech, a trailer for the movie is poster below.
Brain Picture from: http://mybrainnotes.com/brain-diagram-1.jpg
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzI4D6dyp_o
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzI4D6dyp_o