the Internet since 1996. His consulting practice is focused on the rise of decentralized technologies such as peer-to-peer, web services, and wireless networks.
2. Other Writers’ Opinion about the Topic
Steven Pinker is a experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist author of popular science writing. He tried to explain the advantages ofthe new forms ofthe media. He thinks th
Introduction of Clay Shirky
An American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies
A social media theorist
Other writers
Steven Pinker
An experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist author of popular science writing
New technologies are the only things that would keep us smart
Acculturation hypothesis
“ the degree of acculturation toward the ‘model’ language group seems to be the primary consideration in attempting to account for the varied levels oflinguistic achievement reached by second language learners”
Korean Wes
Literacy Ability (reading, writing) Grammar skill High Low
Communication skills
(listening, speaking) Low High
of CC that encompasses “knowledge of lexical items and rules of morphology, syntax, sentence-grammar semantics, and phonology.”
Discourse Competence
: the ability we have to connect sentences in stretches of discourse and to form a meaningful whole out of a series of utterances.
→ Reflect the use ofthelinguistic system itself
Sociolinguistic Competence
: the knowledge of
Ⅰ.Outline
1. Definition of Learning disability
The term "Learning Disabilities" usually refers to developmental problems in reading, writing, and arithmetic ―the "three Rs" ofthe classroom that are essential to learning as well as to everyday functioning.
2. Epidemiology
Prevalence of learning disabilities ranges from 2~10 percent of U.S. school children, with rates for b