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    facial expressions‚ eye movements‚ and postures is known as body language‚ it is a very personal way of expressing yourself without words. One’s body language can carry a whole conversation without even saying a word. Sign language is an excellent example of this‚ another example would be when you talk with people nervously‚ you may continually shake your hands. If people pay attention to your hand‚ they may understand your body language. One can spend their whole life communicating only with there

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    scientists utilized American Sign Language in hopes of communicating efficiently with another species. The female chimpanzee was named Washoe. While this was by no means a quick study‚ scientists patiently taught Washoe for years and by the time she was an adult‚ Washoe had been about to spontaneously and appropriately use 350 different signs. It is still under much controversy that she could effectively use this language in complex sentences‚ or if she had just learned signs for being rewarded.

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    Interpreters are keen to working in many different settings and situations. They are a part of many experiences of other people whether it be happy‚ sad‚ life threatening‚ life changing‚ etc. They are a part of weddings‚ graduations‚ birthday parties‚ theatre‚ you name it! The role of the interpreter changes with each assignment and their preparation as well. As for the theatre‚ they become actors. They take on the role as if they were the ones on stage themselves acting and singing. It isn’t as

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    Children’s Speech‚ Language and Communication Unit Code: T/600/9789 1.1 There are many speech‚ language and communication needs of children. Speech refers to saying sounds accurately and in the right places in words; the sounds people use to communicate words; speaking fluently‚ without hesitation or prolonging or repeating words and sounds and speaking with a clear voice‚ using pitch‚ volume and intonation to support meaning. Language refers to speaking and understanding language- using words

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    The use of body language The problem to be examined is the use of body language in social life‚ especially in conversations and presentations. The primary purpose of the research project will be to convince people that body language plays more important role than simple words. While speaking we cannot just have a monotonous speech. We express our feelings and emotions through facial expressions and gestures‚ posture and voice tones. The study of this issue is in the high importance because conversation

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    A person may not use a form of communication not based on formal language system because:  They are deaf and may have to use hearing aids. When communicating a Professional should then make their body in a position that is important. A professional should make sure they are facing the person and they can see their mouth.  A person should speak clearly‚ slowly and distinctly –a Professional should not shout as this might distort communication and make it harder to lip read  A professional

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    EYMP 5 Support children’s speech‚ language and communication Task 1 Linking to learning outcomes 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3‚ 2.1‚ 2.2 and 2.3 An explanation of each of the following terms - speech - language - communication - speech‚ communication and language needs Speech- Speech refers to vocalised sounds. English language has over 40 different sounds that people use to communicate words. The speech is

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    Support Children’s speech‚ Language and Communication 1.1 SPEECH Is the vocalised sounds made by a human of their learned language‚ to communicate to others. LANGUAGE can be spoken‚ written or signed with hand communication skills. Each different language uses their own set of intricate rules which one must follow to make or read the appropriate sound and therefore for the words to make sense. The amount of sounds and letter/symbols will vary depending on the language. English has over 40 different

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    Language is the foundation of our modern day society‚ it is used in our everyday lives in order to communicate with one another but language can also be used to manipulate (through propaganda)‚ express feelings (art‚ poems)‚ etc.. I will assume that language is defined as "use of words in agreed way as means of human communication‚ communication of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals‚ such as voice sounds‚ gestures‚ or written symbols"‚ it is used at such a frequent rate that

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    Speech‚ language & communication Speech‚ language and communication are all important to a child ’s overall development. They are used to interact with others‚ explore the environment‚ make sense of everyday experiences‚ access information and understand concepts‚ organise thoughts and make ideas and to express your feeling and understand the feelings of others. Speech is vocalised language. Usually this is learnt before leaning to write. We use speech to communicate and express ideas‚ thoughts

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