Describe at least one limitation that elementary school students ...

[sarasara]

Describe at least one limitation that elementary school students may have in each one of the following aspects of language, and illustrate each limitation with a concrete example:
 
  a. Vocabulary
  b. Syntax
  c. Listening comprehension
  d. Oral communication

Question 2

The subset of a complete set of individuals to which a set of results will be generalized.
 
  a. population
  b. content
  c. construct
  d. sample

[nikmaaacs]

Answer to Question 1

Elementary school students may have limitations such as these (the response should include at least one bulleted item in each of the four areas below, with each item being illustrated with a concrete example):
a. Vocabulary:
 Limited number of words known and understood
 Not completely accurate understanding of some words
b. Syntax:
 Incomplete mastery of irregular forms (e.g., goed instead of went, gooder instead of better)
 Limited understanding of complex syntactical structures (e.g., passive sentences, sentences with two or more clauses)
c. Listening comprehension:
 Belief that good listening means sitting still and being quiet rather than understanding what is being said
 Belief that it is inappropriate to ask for clarification when a message isn't understood
 Literal interpretations of messages
 Limited ability to understand figurative language
d. Oral communication:
 Pronunciation difficulties
 Difficulty taking the knowledge of the listener into account
 Limited pragmatic skills

Answer to Question 2

D