Language Development in Children
Requirement: A 1500 WORD MINIMUM TERM PAPER: A term paper of no less than 1500
words (you can have as many over that amount as you wish). This will be written on a Topic that
you should select from a list of Language Development Hypotheses listed at the end of this
paragraph. The Term Paper is to present a discussion based on a minimum of three articles,
books or chapters in a book (excluding the class Text, of course), that describe, or support or
refute the hypothesis you have selected from the list. A minimum of three citations (you can have
as many above that number as you wish) with references in APA format will be included at the
end of the paper. An example of APA format is also provided in the Oviatt Library
(http://libguides.csun.edu/research-strategies/APALinks to an external site.). Please note,
however, that only the references need be in APA and not the whole paper.
Also, at the end of the paper you should include a short Appendix, which will answer three
questions: 1. What were the databases, if any, that you used to find each article or book; 2. What
was the search strategy you used (i.e., the search words you used) in each database to find the
articles; and 3. Was each article that you cited an example of Primary or Secondary research?
The Term Paper should be submitted as an assignment BUT also as a back-up measure emailed
to the instructor as an attachment and as text copied and pasted directly into the email message
itself.
Information Competency Exercise: Language Development Hypotheses (TOPICS) List to select
from for the Student Research for the Term Paper and also the Annotated Bibliography.
1. The effects of watching television for young children are detrimental to language development.
(This is my chosen topic)
[[[ ***My note: 1500 words for this is fine because for the last page after Appendix I need an
Annotated Bibliography and you may use the rest of the words on this page or your way but at
least 100 words per bibliography*** ]]]
[[[ ***My note: FOR THE Annotated Bibliography instructions*** ]]]
Requirement: An Annotated Bibliography will be developed including Five (100 word minimum
for each) Annotated Citations. With the exception of the first, these references will be based on
topics obtained from the Language Development Hypotheses in the list provided at the end of
this Section in BLUE. You may use the same Topic for all, or different Topics for each. The choice
is yours.
The First annotated citation will be on the Topic of the “Legal and Ethical Dimensions of the Use
of Information.” This information can be obtained from the Internet using a search engine such
as ONE SEARCH on the Oviatt Library Home page. The annotated citation should be in APA
format as much as possible, and should include the URL (address) of the Internet site; or a
citation of the book or article if that was used. The annotation should provide a short overview of
the article and/or list the most critical points. Please note that this one citation can relate to any
topic and not only Language Development.
The second two of these citations will be full Text articles or books obtained through Databases
of professional books and journals available at, or online through the CSUN Library. I
recommend using ONE SEARCH on the Oviatt Library webpage. These citations will be reported
in a APA format as much as possible. Included in the annotation portion of each citation will be a
paragraph, which briefly (like in a few sentences) summarizes the article (you can usually get this
information from the abstract), and answers to the following questions. If the answer is not
available, you simply state that fact:
1. What is the background (authority) of the author (viz., degree and type of education, affiliated
institution, history of research in the area as perhaps reflected by past articles in the
bibliography)?
2. Who is the intended audience (i.e., professionals, laypersons, women etc.)?
3. How does this work compare or contrast with others you may have cited or be aware of? If you
are not aware of any others, simply state that as the situation.
4. What is the scope and relevance of this work to the selected topic (hypothesis)? What the
heck do I mean by that? Well, is it highly or only vaguely relevant to the hypothesis; and is it of
minor or major importance.
The Last Two citations will be obtained through the Internet using any search engines but as
before, ONE SEARCH on the Oviatt Library Home Page should do just fine. These citations will
follow an APA format as closely as possible, including the URL information. Included in each
citation will be a paragraph, which briefly summarizes the site, and addresses the following
questions related to, for the purpose of this exercise, the voracity of the Website. If the answers
are not available in the site information, which may often be the case, simply state so and move
on:
1. Is the site owner/manager’s identity available and is it associated with a reputable
organization, company or educational institution?
2. What is the backgroun
d (authority) of the author (viz., degree and type of education, affiliated
institution, history of research in the area as perhaps reflected by past articles in the site
bibliography. If this information is not available, simply state that fact.)
3. What is the level of objectivity? For example, are there advertisements on the site related in
anyway to the topic?
4. Is the Website current? Cues to the contrary, for example, include broken or expired links
and/or no posting date or updated notations.
5. Is the information correct; error free, verifiable, and/or backed by full citations?
[[[ ***My note: Please use the same topic above. We also have a textbook so let me know if you
need it. I will take pictures because its on kindle***
