{"id":259,"date":"2012-12-10T12:43:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T16:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ling-blogs.bu.edu\/lx245f12\/?p=259"},"modified":"2023-04-29T22:22:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T02:22:44","slug":"information-regarding-final-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ling-blogs.bu.edu\/lx245f12\/2012\/12\/10\/information-regarding-final-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Regarding Final Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your final exam will be on\u00a0Wednesday, December 19, from 12:30-2:30pm, in our usual classroom (CAS 221)<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0The exam will consist of several short-answer responses, of the sort that you are now familiar with. \u00a0(There will be no longer, essay-style response.) \u00a0Although the final exam will be longer than your quizzes have been, it will not be twice the length–in other words, I don’t intend for the exam to require the full two hours to complete, though you are of course welcome to use all of the allotted time.<\/p>\n

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The exam will<\/em> be cumulative. \u00a0However, the emphasis will be on our more recent class material–roughly, our course topics from November and December. \u00a0These include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Spoken Language Comprehension<\/li>\n
  2. Spoken Language Production<\/li>\n
  3. Language & The Brain<\/li>\n
  4. Human Languages vs. Animal Communication Systems: \u00a0Bees, Wild Primates, Ape Language Studies<\/li>\n
  5. The Evolution of the Human Language Faculty & The Protolanguage Hypothesis<\/li>\n
  6. The Relationship Between Language & Thought (The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    From amongst the above topics, the heaviest emphasis will be placed on those that have been introduced since our last quiz, i.e. the last three topics on the above list.<\/p>\n

    You can also expect a question or two that address our earlier course topics from September and October (roughly, “What Constitutes Knowledge of Language?”, “Nativism, The Poverty of the Stimulus & Universal Grammar”, and “Language Development in Normal & Unusual Circumstances”). \u00a0These questions will be of a very general nature, and will address material that has remained relevant throughout the rest of the course, insofar as it served as a backdrop for our subsequent discussions. \u00a0Certainly, there will be no questions that address very specific facts or conclusions that were introduced during those earlier portions of our course.<\/p>\n

    Note:<\/strong> \u00a0I will have my regularly scheduled office hours on the following days: \u00a0Tuesday, December 11, from 4-6pm; Friday, December 14, from 12-1pm; and Tuesday, December 18, from 4-6pm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Note:<\/strong>\u00a0 Extra copies of all the class handouts can be found in the mailbox outside of my office door (621 Commonwealth Avenue, #110).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Your final exam will be on\u00a0Wednesday, December 19, from 12:30-2:30pm, in our usual classroom (CAS 221).\u00a0 \u00a0The exam will consist of several short-answer responses, of the sort that you are now familiar with. \u00a0(There will be no longer, essay-style response.) \u00a0Although the final exam will be longer than your quizzes have been, it will not …<\/p>\n

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