SDLC 105-Journal#1

[Angela Amiri]

The human brain acts as command central for language and communication which controls both physical and mental components of talking and speech. There are two hemispheres in the human brain which each one of them plays different rules. The two hemispheres are thought to contribute to the processing and understanding of language. First the left hemisphere processes the linguistic meaning or rhythm, stress and intonation of connected speech. On the other hand, right hemisphere processes the emotions conveyed by rhythm, stress intonation of connected speech.  Studies showed that if a child has damage to the left hemisphere, the child may develop language in the right hemisphere.  The example for how the brain handles language can be like below example. When you start speaking, sounds begin as your breath expels from the lungs.  On its journey to the mouth, the air vibrates as it’s forced through the vocal cords. Mouth, nose and tongue help this vibrating air to create sound waves.  As the sound waves come out the other person hears and process to understand it. It is important to mention that the left hemisphere contains the specialized language areas.  Also the way we think and behave affects the structure of our language.  Some areas of the brain that handles the language are Wernicke’s area which processes visual and spoken information. Auditory cortex processes spoken words. Visual cortex processes written words. Broca’s area triggers speech production.  Motor cortex controls physical aspects of the speech.  Broca area which was named after Paul Broca processes the grammar aspects and distinguishes a sentence in passive form from other simpler tense.

[Nuray Grove]

This is all very interesting. Now, we need to think about the ways this information can guide your learning experience.