Dinner Last Night

Thank you Mrs. White for meeting with us........I know how busy your schedule is so I really appreciate the time you have spent with us. Good food, good coversation makes it the perfect end to a hectic day.

Wednesday Dinner

Yeah it was a lot of fun to eat dinner with Mrs. White and some of the students from class. But i want to thank Mrs. White for giving us the chance to meet with her and talk about our projects, most teachers could careless about their students. But tonight showed some really good characteristics to take time out of her day, to eat and help us. Thank You 

BTC

Today me and Ryan headed to Lexington and went to the BTC and did some fun stuff together. WE first listened to books and made sure all words were in the audio as in the book, made sure they didn't leave a word out. THen we scanned pages of books, which actually took forever. And one of the pages i scanned will always have my hand in it, because she said she would either not bother it or cut it out... But overall it was a good volunteer experience.

The semester is almost over.

Well, I am truely going to miss this class. It was nothing like all of the other ones.. I really feel like I got more out of this one than I did any others. I just wanted to thank Ms. White publically for being there when we needed you and being so understanding of some of our crazy problems. I'm going to miss you! and I'm sure I speak for everyone else as well!

MLU

Does anybody remember how to calculate MLU?
I can't find it!

Pragmatics Sample

So, anyone doing a pragmatics sample know how to do number two, function of language sample? I remember talking about Halliday in class, but I don't know how we are supposed to incorporate him into our sample. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as usual!

Thanks guys!
SED Love!
Mackenzie Whalen

Question??

I receieved the emial that we have to have 8 posts before the end of the semester, but i already have 4 posts done for the month of April, so do i have to do 4 more posts or am i done with blogging? please let me know!

Amber

People with Semantics

I've got two questions! =]

One: Do those of you doing semantics have a lot of utterances that are going under action? I know that everyone is doing a different sample, but I have a lot that are action and I didn't know if that was normal.

Two: This one is for Mrs. White. How do you know that where I put the utterance is right or wrong without seeing the tape. I mean depending on the tape, certain utterances could go in a lot of categories. For example,

Grandma: It's slippers to go with your jammies.

Tyler: Yea Right!

I put this as denial because he uses it like "Yea right, that's not what those are for," but without the video, someone else might think he is agreeing with her. I was just curious as to how that works.

-Kayla

Obama leagalizing weed ???

If you have been watching the news, you will see President Obama, is allowing states to individually harvest marijuana ? I personally do not smoke, but feel this would be a great source of revenue for our state.(Kentucky's # 1 cash crop is already marijuana, why not leagalize it and profit from it.) With the taxes earned from the sell of this product the state could fund more schools, pave more roads and offer more financial aide to those who need it ? I would just like to know what your opinions are on the issue, and how you think it should be dealt with ?

Please Pray For My Mother

If you don't mind at night when you are praying will you please remember my mother, Sherry. She has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer, we were lucky because she caught it so early. However, she is in an immense amount of pain, and her kidneys are starting to fail, and currently she has had a transfusion, and is on dialysis. It's a very stressful time for my family, if you could remember us in your prayers I would be eternally grateful. Thank you, Michael

Question about Semantics

Okay so if you are doing an MLU, how would you count Mr. , Mrs. or Miss ? Im confused anyone have any insight ?

The Weather

I hope everyone is enjoying this Kentucky weather . . . hot and sunny one day, and the next rainy and humid. Gotta Love Kentucky !!

Question for semantics

Does anyone have any idea which semantic phase the word "ouch" would fall under? Any help would be great! Thanks =]

Kayla

Help with pragmatics analysis of project

Hey! I am working on my project and there are a few utterances I am not sure of how to label.... I am going to copy and paste a few and if anyone has any suggestions of what category on the checklist they would fall under.. the advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Krista: You like to wear glitter nail polish?
Camryn: I like you wear glitter too (15)
Krista: Okay, you can paint mine with the glitter
Camryn: Is this glitter? (16)
Krista: Yep.. okay there ya go
Camryn: Ah (17)
Krista: Are you going to paint Rosies with glitter later on?
Camryn: No (18)
Krista: No..why?
Camryn: I want to do my mommies later on (19)

(Camryn is my subject, so I am needing help with the things she said and where to put them on the chart!)

Thanks in advance!

My Handsome Nephew

I just wanted to share a cute video of my nephew. He will be 1 year old on June 7, and he took his first two steps today!

Question regarding finals

Does anyone know if the final will be online like any other test? If so, will it be only available at 6-8 or sometime before that? This may have already been answered but I'm not sure. Thanks.

I am no longer a rookie observer :)

I had the opportunity to observe nine deaf and hard of hearing students from the ages of eight to nine doing a hands on activity led by two teachers on a sunny afternoon at Kentucky School for the Deaf. Two of the students wore hearing aids, four students wore cochlear implants, and three students did not have any assistive listening devices. They communicated with each other using mostly total communication and American Sign Language. The teachers used a lot of visual resources such as a huge map of North America with bold labels on it. They also told their students where they were. They all sat in a circle which is common in deaf educational settings. All of the students tried to grab teacher’s attention by violently waving their hands. The teacher allowed students to take turns pointing to where they thought Kentucky was on the map and had them explain why. Most of the students correctly identified where Kentucky was and explained how they knew which most knew based on the state’s shape they saw from somewhere else. This activity lasted 45 minutes as students were able to understand the whole map of United States.

I was told that most of these students entered the school with no language and often times had no communication in their hometown. This school was the only place for them to be exposed to and acquire language. They all have shown tremendous signs of improvement in their communication skills since they first entered school.

Blending what I observed in the classroom and what I learned at Eastern Kentucky University, the students are lagging behind their hearing peers in vocabulary acquisition. For example, they do not understand that United States is a country so the teachers have to go back and explain where Kentucky is on the map, then explain its relationship with other states. Once they understand, they will able to gain the knowledge and understanding of the United States as a country. This is a result of the student’s delay in language acquisition.

I was inspired by the students I observed because most of them arrived at the school without any language, and they are learning quickly to express themselves. Despite this improvement, they still need some work in conducting themselves properly. Once they acquire language, their lives will be easier as long as they keep being exposing to language as much as possible. If it wasn’t for the signing environment that the school for the deaf provides, they would have a difficult time expressing themselves and it could change their emotional and behavioral patterns as they get older. Better late than never, I always say. 

FUN!!!!

Last night was so much fun, not only did we talk about our language project but we also talked about the summer and ourselves!!! I loved it!!! Thank you all for such a wonderful time! Oh and thank you Laura for the ride I appreciated it :)

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT SEMESTER :)

Thank you

Thank you all for your prayers this past week. It was a horrible shock and the worst week of my life. I have come to understand that I can do nothing on my own; God is carrying me right now. I still feel overwhelmed with sadness so I still need your prayers.

I'm sorry that Josh and I didn't go out to eat with you all tonight. I just prefer to be alone or just be with him especially now. Its hard for me to be in crowded areas. I truly appreciate the sympathy card and the Cracker Barrel gift card from both the Monday and Wednesday night classes. I'm thankful for you all as classmates this semester.

Please keep me in your prayers. Me and my mom were so close. We talked every day or every other day on the phone and we had so many plans starting with Mother's Day weekend for this summer. It will be so hard to go back there. I want Josh to see his mom though, so please remember me during that time. Thank you.

"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."-Psalm 34:18

language project

Well on my way to finishinig project. Hope everyone is almost done as well....see you on Wednesday night. Are we doing dinner afterwards? Hope someone will tell me! Thanks!