Standard 8 : Develop an understanding of the language acquisition process and the structure of language.



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General Information

Number: SS.912.P.8
Title: Develop an understanding of the language acquisition process and the structure of language.
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Psychology

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
SS.912.P.8.1: Describe the structure and function of language.
SS.912.P.8.2: Discuss the relationship between language and thought.
SS.912.P.8.3: Explain the process of language acquisition.
SS.912.P.8.4: Discuss how acquisition of a second language can affect language development and possibly other cognitive processes.
SS.912.P.8.5: Evaluate the theories of language acquisition.
SS.912.P.8.6: Identify the brain structures associated with language.
SS.912.P.8.7: Discuss how damage to the brain may affect language.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SS.912.P.8.AP.1a: Recognize a structure of language.
SS.912.P.8.AP.1b: Identify a function of language.
SS.912.P.8.AP.2: Recognize the relationship between language and thought.
SS.912.P.8.AP.3: Recognize a stage of language acquisition.
SS.912.P.8.AP.4a: Recognize an effect of acquisition of a second language on language development.
SS.912.P.8.AP.4b: Recognize an effect of acquisition of a second language on cognitive processes.
SS.912.P.8.AP.5: Recognize a theory of language acquisition.
SS.912.P.8.AP.6: Identify a brain structure associated with language.
SS.912.P.8.AP.7: Recognize the effect that damage to a brain structure may have on language.


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