Term Paper…The second of three course requirements (the ten Tests were the first). The term paper is to be approximately 10 pages long, double spaced. More is acceptable but not expected or necessary. It can be submitted as an attachment to an message or it can be simply cot and pasted into an message. The address is: There are five choices for the term paper (each equivalent in weight). Choose just one of the followwing: 1. A report on the theories –or perspectives of an authority in the profession (e.g., Chomsky or Vygotsky etc.), or… – 2. A report on another text in language development (e.g., what were the most important things you learned from it?), or... –3. A report on a topic related to language. (e.g., family structure and language development; or differences in 2nd versus 1st language acquisition...

Term Paper…20% of the final grade. –or... –4. Five Mini Reports: each approximately two pages obtained from any professional journal articles. – (see, for example, psychological abstracts for a list of possible journals); One report will be from each of the following 5 topic headings: Transduction and/or perception Symbolism and/or Cognition Memory Imagery Environmental factors or... –5. Thirty multiple choice questions: Three multiple choice questions from each chapter of the text plus the appendix (for a total of 30 questions) are to be generated by you, the student, in the same format as those questions used in the exams of this course. –To be include also are the answers to each question and the page in the text from which the material was obtained.

The Term Papers will be graded on the following bases: –Relevance of the topic selected (20%) –Complexity of the topic selected (10%) –Thoroughness of the discussion (60%) –Writing skills (speling, {just kidding}--spelling), grammar, transition & organization) (10%). Term Paper…all of the five options will be evaluated equally. The Multiple Choice Questions will be graded on the following bases: The relevance of the questions (20%) The complexity of the questions (not too simple, and yet not too difficult (10%) The thoroughness of the questions (60%) Writing skills (e.g., spelling, grammar, organization and clarity) (10%)

The Due Date for this assignment will be on the day of the scheduled examination. However, there is one week’s grace period in which materials may be handed in without penalties. WHATEVER PAPERS YOU SUBMIT, KEEP COPIES ON FILE FOR YOURSELF. All papers become a part of the class record, and hence, are not typically returned. You may turn in a hard copy if you wish. Hand writing is acceptable unless yours is worse than mine, in which case you may have experienced brain death. My office is in Room 331 of Monterey Hall. Materials may, however, maybe turned in to the main office (Rm 301) The mailing address is: –Dr. Ed Hall –Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences –California State University, Northridge –18111 Nordhoff St. –Northridge, CA Keep a copy on file of all papers you submit.