Reading to a child every day (even an infant) is beneficial for language development.

–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) will be written on a Topic which 

 

you should select from a list of Language Development Hypotheses. 

 

 This list is provided at the very end of this survival message, and is 

 

also available in the Class Requirements Section of the online 

 

Course.  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 Class Requirements 

 

Section of the online Class.

 

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?