Objectives
Students will be able to talk about their ideas after watching the Genie videos.I. Group Work. Please form groups of three or four. Answer the questions:
- Why is Genies's case interesting to the scientific community?
- Which scientific disciplines seem to "have a stake" in Genie's story?
- Was Genie mentally retarded or was it that she just couldn't learn to speak because had missed the critical period of language learning?
- Do these stories of feral children validate or disproof Lenneberg's theory?
- Which side of the Nature vs Nurture debate do these cases support?
II. Whole class discussion.
Homework
Mid-Term Examination is tomorrow. Please make sure you bring some money to pay for the photocopies (there are several pages).
Friday noon is the dateline to turn in your Reflective Essay Assignment. If you´re turning it in on Friday, leave it on my desk at the Carrera Teachers´ Room. I will not take essays after this time.
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