Knowledge Check

Welcome to your Module 6 Knowledge Check.

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1. 
True or False. Language learning begins before birth.

2. 
Young children learn language best through ____________ interactions with native speakers.

3. 
Each language of the world uses its own unique set of sounds called ___________.

4. 
Which of the following are reasons infants use statistical learning?

5. 
True or False. It is always possible to learn a new language, but it is easier at a younger age.

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  • Categorization
    grouping together the same sounds, and distinguishing them from other sounds
    Phoneme
    the smallest unit of speech (a sound)
    Sensitive period
    a time in development when the brain is especially ready to learn a skill
    Speech perception
    listening to speech
    Speech production
    speaking
    Statistical learning
    computing how likely it is that certain events (in this case sounds or syllables) occur compared to others