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Freedom of expression advocates in South Africa are concerned that the new Ministry of Communications, announced by President Jacob Zuma when he unveiled his cabinet on May 25, will compromise the independence of the public broadcaster and serve as a propaganda office.
Entering his second term as president following the African National Congress's (ANC) victory in national elections this month, Zuma said the previous Department of Communications would be split in two. In its place he has created a new Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services, responsible for the technology industry and the post office which can offer financial services in remote areas of the country, and a Ministry of Communications responsible for "overarching communication policy and strategy, information dissemination and publicity as well as the branding of the country abroad."
The new communications ministry will oversee the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC); the broadcasting and telecommunications regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA); the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) which funds community media; and Brand South Africa and the Government Communications and Information System (GCIS)--both of which administer public relations.
The civil society group Right2Know, established in 2010 to fight the Protection of State Information bill which threatens whistleblowers and investigative journalists, said in statement this week that Zuma had conflated "communication policy and government propaganda...signaling an intention to ensure various institutions will be used to amplify government propaganda rather then to create a democratic communication system for all South Africans."
A spokesman for President Zuma did not respond to CPJ's requests for comment.
Right2Know national coordinator Mark Weinberg told CPJ that the very creation of what is effectively "an information ministry" was worrying. "Government should drive policy, but what we're seeing now is that GCIS and marketing have been brought together and government propagandists will be driving policy," he said.
The decision to group the already compromised SABC with organizations committed to publicizing positive news and promoting the South African "brand" rang further alarm bells, according to media reports.
While the government has yet to detail the different roles of each department, media reports have raised concerns about the decision to separate telecommunications from broadcasting in an age of convergence. The independence of key institutions such as ICASA and the SABC is also in question.
Civil society activists, media commentators, and opposition political parties have also expressed disquiet about the credentials of the officials tasked with running the new ministries, according to news reports.
The appointment of former State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele as the minister for telecommunications was a "chilling" move, said opposition Member of Parliament and shadow minister for communications Marion Shinn. She said the appointment indicates the government's "intention to control the Internet, its various platforms and electronic surveillance." Over the past four years, Cwele has presided over the Protection of State Information Bill, dubbed the "secrecy bill" by its opponents. It was passed last year and is awaiting Zuma's signature.
While Shinn welcomed the appointment of Faith Muthambi as the new communications minister, other media reports have pointed to a speech made by Muthambi in 2013 in which she criticized the media for disregarding the government's good service delivery and for continuing "to distort and ignore information provided by government in a transparent and accountable manner."
Veteran journalist and media commentator Chris Moerdyk is pessimistic about the new configuration of ministries. "South Africa ... should prepare itself for an entirely new level of ill-conceived spin" he wrote in a recent column. He said all indications are that the ANC remains determined to control the SABC, "the only source of information available to roughly 70 percent of the voting public."
[Reporting from Cape Town]


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Modiwlau cwrs LQ31 | BA/SL
BA Sociology/Linguistics
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Modiwlau Gorfodol
Semester 1
- SXU-1003: Understanding Society (20) This module introduces students to Sociology. The module runs over two semesters giving students a comprehensive sociological foundation to some of the key sociological issues and debates. The module introduces following aspects of social sciences: Semester 1 The nature of social sciences and relations between key disciplines and methods (2 weeks). Interaction and communication (2 weeks) Life course and the family (2 weeks) Gender and socialisation (2 weeks) Culture and media (2 weeks) Semester 2 Social stratification, Education and work (2 weeks) Organisations and institutions (2 weeks) The environment, urbanisation (2 weeks) Political Sociology and social movements (2 weeks) Globalisation (2 weeks)neu
SCS-1004: Cymdeithaseg a'r Byd Cyfoes (20)Ceir cyflwyniad i'r prif theorïau cymdeithasegol, gan ganolbwyntio ar bersbectifau ffwythiannaeth a theori gwrthdaro. Edrychir ar waith Emile Durkheim a Karl Marx a'u gwaith arloesol mewn ffurfio theorïau cymdeithasegol cynnar. Yna edrychir ar sefydliadau cymdeithasol yn y gymdeithas gyfoes, gan gymhwyso'r theorïau a'r persbectifau at ddadansoddi sefydliadau fel y teulu, addysg, gwaith a dosbarth cymdeithasol.
- QXL-1110: Introduction to Language (20) Craidd The course provides an overview of a wide range of topics in the study of natural language, including: 1. What is language? 2. Morphology: words and their structure. 3. Phonetics and Phonology: language sounds and sound systems. 4. Syntax: sentence structure 5. Semantics and Pragmatics: meaning and context 6. Language variation. 7. Language change. 8. Language acquisition 9. Language pathologies 10. Language and the brain Furthermore, the course provides guidance on how to plan & write an essay as well as other assessment methods, and on how to prepare effectively for examinations.
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- QCL-1018: Disgrifio Iaith (20) (Semester 2)
- QXL-1020: Intro to English Grammar (20) (Semester 2)
- QCB-1113: Iaith a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) neu
QXL-1113: Language and Society (20) (Semester 1)Sociolinguistic variability means that people use language in various different ways, depending on their social background and the current situation they are in. We will consider this phenomenon using three interrelated perspectives of studying variability: • Linguistic variables: Which aspects of the English language are variable? • Social (and regional) variables: How do speakers differ & which social aspects lead to using the English language in different ways? • Situational variables: When do speakers use which variants of English? Along these lines, the basic terminology used in this field will be introduced and employed for discussion, and empirical insights gained by sociolinguists will be examined critically.
- QXL-1115: Intro to Phonetics & Phonology (20) (Semester 1 + 2) This class is an introduction to the phonetics of spoken languages, covering articulatory phonetics, acoustics, and introductory phonology. Areas covered include: anatomy of the vocal tract and terminology used to describe speech articulators, articulatory phonetics, with an emphasis on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and how to use it to transcribe speech, an introduction to acoustic theory as it relates to speech sounds, the nature of phonological patterns (alternation and phonotactics), melody and prosody, and the structural representation of speakers' phonological knowledge. The knowledge and skills acquired here will be essential for many other modules and/or projects.
- QXL-1116: Introduction to Meaning (20) (Semester 2) 1. Introduction: What is semantics? Meaning - communication and significance. The semiotic triangle: mind language world and meaning. Lexemes. Sense / reference / denotation / connotation. 2. Semantics: Meaning - Word meaning and sentence meaning. Literal versus non literal. Utterance, sentences and propositions. Semantics and pragmatics 3. Meaning, Thought & Reality - Reference: types. Mental representations: concepts, necessary and sufficient conditions, prototypes, and relations between concepts. Linguistic Relativity. Thought & Reality. 4. Semantic Description - Words and grammatical categories. Words and lexical items, Lexical relations (homonymy, polysemy, synonymy, antonymy, hyponymy, meronymy) 5. Sentence Relations and Truth - Logic and truth, Necessary Truth, A Priori truth and Analyticity, Entailment and Presupposition. 6. Pragmatics: Making sense of each other linguistically - Context and Structure 7. Speech Act Theory & the Cooperative Principle 8. Politeness Theories 9. Critical Discourse Analysis 10. Intercultural Pragmatics
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- HPS-1001: From Cradle to Grave (20) (Semester 2) neu
HAC-1001: Y Wladwriaeth Les (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-1002: Power, Freedom & the State (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-1004: Death of God (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-1005: Existentialism (20) (Semester 1)
- SXY-1005: Introduction to Criminology (20) (Semester 2) This module is intended to provide Level One students with a thorough familiarity with the major ways of thinking about crime, with reference to some of the main theoretical perspectives within criminology. This module provides an introduction to criminological thought, ranging from classical to strain theories of crime. Theoretical perspectives have been developed in an attempt to explain why people commit crime, and the history of thought on this question will be examined. The module considers the shifting definitions of crime over time and space, and explores the ways in which society responds to crime and criminals. Empirical concerns are likely to include the role of the media in crime construction, the use and abuse of drugs, the experiences of victims of crime and attitudes towards white-collar and organised crime.neu
SCY-1004: Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg (20) (Semester 2)Mae'r fodiwl yn eich cyflwyno at faes trosedd a chyfiawnder troseddol. Trafodir theorïau a themau allweddol a ddefnyddir i egluro ymddygiad droseddol sy'n cynnwys esboniadau clasurol i'r rhai mwyaf cyfoes; y mesurau a ddatblygwyd i atal trosedd, ynghyd â gorolwg o'r system gyfiawnder troseddol sy'n cynnwys prif asiantaethau cyfiawnder troseddol, datblygiad hanesyddol, strwythur ac atebolrwydd y system.
- HPS-1006: Ess. Skills for Ac. Success (20) (Semester 1) neu
HAC-1006: Ess. Skills for Ac. Success (20) (Semester 1)
- SXY-1007: Intro to Criminal Justice (20) (Semester 1) Part One of this module is intended to provide Level One students with a sound understanding of the ways in which in England and Wales, crime comes to the attention of the authorities, how crime is measured and investigated, how accused persons are brought to trial, and those who are convicted are sentenced and punished. This module takes an historical view of criminal law, the police, the criminal courts and the prision system, examining the significant social, economic, and philosophical changes that have helped to shape the modern criminal justice and penal systems. It examines the functions of the criminal justice agencies, explores some of the predominant ideas and theories about how the system operates and raises critical questions about the ways in which criminal justice is done and punishment is delivered. In Part Two the aim is to provide students with a thorough familiarity of major ways of thinking about crime, with reference to some of the main theoretical perspectives within criminology. This module provides an introduction to a range of criminological thought. Theoretical perspectives have been developed in an attempt to explain why people commit crime, and the history of thought on this question will be examined. The module considers the shifting definitions of crime and to offenders. Empirical concerns are likely to include to role of the media in crime construction, the use and abuse of drugs, the experiences of victims of crime and attitudes towards white-collar and organised crime.neu
SCY-1002: Cyflwyniad i Gyf Troseddol (20) (Semester 1)Cyflwyniad i'r modd yr ymchwilir i drosedd yn Lloegr a Chymru, triniaeth y sawl sydd wedi eu cyhuddo ac ar brawf, yr euogfarnedig a systemau cosb. Edrychir yn hanesyddol ar wreiddiau cyfraith troseddol, llysoedd a'r carchar ynghyd â sut mae newid economaidd, athronyddol a chymdeithasol wedi siapio'r system gyfiawnder a chosb. Trafodir swyddogaethau'r asiantaethau cyfiawnder troseddol, prif syniadau a theoriau ar weithredu'r systemau, a chwestiynir yn feirnadol y modd y trosglwyddir cyfiawnder a chosb.
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Semester 1
- SXS-2035: Classical Social Theory (20) The module introduces the classic contributions of Marx, Tocqueville, Tonnies, Weber, Durkheim and Simmel and the development of their thinking concerning modernity, capitalism, rationalisation and bureaucracy, and the question of moral and social order. The module then considers how the classic tradition has been transformed and new paths have been pursued in the contexts of Parsons' 'system theory', symbolic interactionism, critical theory and feminist social theory.
- QXL-2235: Introduction to Bilingualism (20) This module provides an overview of the study of bilingualism. It introduces the student to the core concepts and gives an overview of the main theories and methodologies characteristic of the field. Topics covered will include 1. Dimensions of bilingualism; 2. Definitions of bilingualism; 3. Early versus late bilingualism; 4. Bilingualism and cognition; 5. Educational policies.
Semester 2
- SXS-2011: Identity & Diversity (20) The structure of the module covers following topics: 1. The nature of social diversity and identies. 2. The scope of social inequalities in the global, national and local contexts; 3. the class and economic inequalities; 4. Gender inequalities and sexualities; 5. Race and ethnicities; 6. Nationality; 7. Consumer culture and subcultures 8. New types of inequalities in global age.
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- CXC-2008: Ymarfer Ysgrifennu (20) (Semester 1 + 2) Rhennir myfyrwyr yn grwpiau (fel arfer o 6-8). Bydd y grwpiau'n aros gydag un tiwtor yn y semester cyntaf ac yna'n symud at diwtor arall yn yr ail semester. Gosodir tasg i bob gr p bob wythnos. Gofynnir i bawb ysgrifennu un darn o ryw 400 gair ar amrywiaeth o bynciau (ysgrif, stori, trafodaeth, cyfieithu). Bydd hwn yn cael ei farcio'n fanwl. Bydd pob gr p yn cyfarfod y tiwtor ar awr benodedig bob wythnos. Yn ystod yr awr hon dychwelir gwaith pob aelod o'r gr p iddo, a thrafodir pob camgymeriad neu wendid yng ngwaith yr holl gr p yr wythnos honno. Bydd hyn yn arwain at drafodaethau ymarferol ar sut i ddefnyddio'r Gymraeg. Y bwriad yw sicrhau hyfforddiant trwyadl mewn iaith a mynegiant.
- QXL-2201: Sounds and Sound Systems (20) (Semester 2) 1. articulatory phonetics, 2. spectrographic analysis, 3. the interaction of melody and prosody, 4. the nature of phonological rules, 5. the structural representation of speakers' phonological knowledge.
- QXL-2204: Morphosyntax (20) (Semester 1) This module provides an intermediate level framework in which to both study and apply key ideas, terms and concepts on the fields of morphology and syntax. There are two goals for this course. The first goal is to introduce students to more advanced ideas and principles central to the study of both morphology and syntax. The second goal is to provide students with the tools to apply the terms and principles to data / problem sets from a range of languages in order to conduct morphological and /or syntactical analysis. The lectures will provide students with the "big picture", i.e. central ideas are summarized, important terms and principles defined and theoretical implications outlined. In the tutorials, students discuss key elements in detail and reflect on theoretical implications and apply the knowledge gained to cross linguistic examples and/or data sets. The following are representative topics: 1: Review: Introduction, word structure, types of morphemes. 2: Productivity, Inflectional morphology 3: Morphological mappings of grammatical function 4: Grammatical relations 5: Dependency relations 6: Constituent structure 7: Theories of syntax
- QCL-2245: Ieithyddiaeth Gymraeg (20) (Semester 1) • Orthograffeg (sillafu) y Gymraeg • Agweddau canolradd o ffonoleg a seineg y Gymraeg • Agweddau canolradd o gystrawen y Gymraeg • Agweddau canolradd o forffoleg y Gymraeg • Agweddau canolradd o eirfa'r Gymraeg • Treiglo yn y Gymraeg • Agweddau canolradd o dafodieithoedd y Gymraeg • Creu ac astudio corpysau ieithyddol Cymraeg • Y Gymraeg yn y gymdeithas heddiw (e.e. ar y We, teledu) • Symud iaith, newid iaith a marwolaeth iaith o safbwynt gramadegol
- QXL-2250: Functions of Discourse (20) (Semester 2) In the first part of this module we will focus on the theory of Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) so as to grasp its basic mechanisms, and identify the main lexicogrammatical structures that are available to speakers of English. The second part will be dedicated to issues around discourse and context. We will look at theories and findings based on SFG, and analyse instances of discourse, exploiting theory to gain insights about the meaning and significance of specific linguistic choices for the discourse area they appear in. Along with theory and analysis, we will consider implications for English language education. Whilst lectures will provide the theoretical and conceptual foundations of SFG and SFG based discourse analysis, the tutorials will be used for discussion, case presentations, and exercises as appropriate for each week's topic. The following topics will be covered: 1. Introduction: SFG and its purposes 2. SFG theory: Clause as message – the textual function 3. SFG theory: Clause as exchange – the interpersonal function 4. SFG theory: Clause as representation – the ideational function 5. SFG theory: Above and below the clause 6. SFG theory: Around the clause – cohesion and discourse 7. Interpreting discourse: Approaches and findings using SFG tools 8. Working with discourse: Appraisal 9. Working with discourse: Ideation 10. Working with discourse: Conjunction and identification 11. Interpreting discourse at different levels of proficiency
- QXL-2253: English Teaching in Classroom (20) (Semester 2)
- QCL-2271: Amrywiaeth yn y Gymraeg (20) (Semester 2) • Tafodieitheg a thafodieithoedd y Gymraeg • William Labov a theori sosioieithyddiaeth amrywiaethol • Newidynnau annibynnol ieithyddol (e.e. oedran, rhyw, grŵp cymdeithasol) • Amrywiaeth yng ngwahanol rannau o ramadeg y Gymraeg (e.e. ffonoleg, geirfa, morffoleg, cystrawen, cyfnewid cod, treiglo) • Theori ac astudiaethau o newid iaith yn y cyd-destun Cymraeg a thu hwnt • Cymraeg hanesyddol (e.e. Cymraeg Canol) • Hanfodion casglu data sosioieithyddol • Hanfodion dadansoddi data sosioieithyddol (gan gynnwys sesiynau ymarferol)
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- SXU-2002: Cont. Social and Political Deb (20) (Semester 1) There will be no set curriculum - rather this will emerge each time the module is taught depending on staff and student interests. The approach adopted will be to devote the first workshop to identifying themes and issues to be addressed, and to draw up the curriculum for that academic session in collaboration between staff and students. The workshop style of teaching and learning will allow emerging issues and contemporary debates to be addressed. Possible topics to be covered: Should drugs be legalised? Social control and the media Thinking critically about criminology Should there be a sociology of the environment? Exploring disaster capitalism Girls will be girls and boys will be boys – debunking the myth of gender. Exploring the relationship between inequality and capitalism Radicalisation, immigration, identity and racism. The Arab Spring Riots and civil liberties Thinking beyond the norm – the rationalization of 'them' and 'us'
- SXY-2004: Crime & the Media (20) (Semester 2) Media stories on crime and law are numerous. They form an object of inexhaustible interest to audiences. Many people learn about crime and law from the media, especially from newspapers, books and films. Media portrayals often contributed decisively to changes in public opinion and politics. Also, deviant behaviour can be influenced by media. Media construct deviance (e.g. by identifying `folk devils`), but media also offer cultural templates for people involved in deviant activities. The class deals with the cultural and political significance of media portrayals of crime and law. Students learn about economic, political, legal and other backgrounds. Major narratives employed by the media will be identified. The standard patterns of telling and other technical means of the media are analysed. The audience's reaction to media portrayals and its use of media also form a topic for the class.
- HPS-2008: Sociology of Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- SXP-2010: World Poverty and Inequality (20) (Semester 2) This module will examine the explanations for, and the experience of, poverty in the UK and in comparative perspective. It will aim to address the following aspects: 1. Defining poverty – how is poverty defined? What is social exclusion? How important is inequality? 2. Explaining poverty - how has the persistence of poverty been explained? This will look particularly at 'pathological' explanations involving a 'culture of poverty' or the existence of an 'underclass' 3. The risk of poverty – who is most at risk of being poor, and what are the possible consequences? 4. Experiencing poverty - what does it mean to be poor in the UK today? 5. Dimensions of poverty - what are the various dimensions of poverty, including income, wealth, health, education and housing. 6. International issues – can we 'make poverty history'? 7. Confronting poverty – what policies are most effective against poverty? Is poverty or inequality the real problem?
- HPS-2011: Paradoxes of Self: Nietz./Jung (20) (Semester 1)
- SXP-2040: Social Work Perspectives (20) (Semester 2) 1. What is Social Work? Describing and defining Social Work. 2. You and Social Work. What do Social Workers do and where do they work? 3. Values and Ethics for Social Work. Codes of Practice for Social Work Practice. 4. The Legal and Organisational context in which the Social Work process occurs. 5. Research and service user and carer experiences – analysing serious case reviews in social work and how they inform current social work practice. 6. Anti -oppressive practice. Identity and understanding oppression and the many faces of oppression in society. 7. Social work process: Assessment: Theories and Models (Questioning model, Procedural model, Exchange model and Narrative) Assessment of Risk and Need; Assessment and Oppression; Multi-disciplinary assessment. 8. Social Work process: Systems Theory as an underpinning approach to social work interventions; User participation; Theories of Empowerment; Advocacy, Negotiation and Partnership. 9. Social Work processes: Communication- Interviewing skills and structure; Questioning; Responding; Barriers; Using interpreters; Interviewing children. 10. Social Work processes: Reflective practice; Review stages in social work; Endings.neu
SCP-2040: Safbwyntiau GC (20) (Semester 2)1. What is Social Work? Describing and defining Social Work. 2. You and Social Work. What do Social Workers do and where do they work? 3. Values and Ethics for Social Work. Codes of Practice for Social Work Practice. 4. The Legal and Organisational context in which the Social Work process occurs. 5. Research and service user and carer experiences – analysing serious case reviews in social work and how they inform current social work practice. 6. Anti -oppressive practice. Identity and understanding oppression and the many faces of oppression in society. 7. Social work process: Assessment: Theories and Models (Questioning model, Procedural model, Exchange model and Narrative) Assessment of Risk and Need; Assessment and Oppression; Multi-disciplinary assessment. 8. Social Work process: Systems Theory as an underpinning approach to social work interventions; User participation; Theories of Empowerment; Advocacy, Negotiation and Partnership. 9. Social Work processes: Communication- Interviewing skills and structure; Questioning; Responding; Barriers; Using interpreters; Interviewing children. 10. Social Work processes: Reflective practice; Review stages in social work; Endings.
- SXP-2050: Issues in Equality (20) (Semester 1) Workshop topics include: How to help young people who are not in education, employment or training needs (NEETS); Encouraging more men into in care related professions; How to create inclusive work places for transgender employees and understanding/tackling hate crime.
- HGH-2138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2301: 20th Century Phil of Religion (20) (Semester 2) The module begins by clarifying the state of the analytic philosophy of religion at the turn of the 20th century, reflecting upon its inheritance of 19th century 'modernity'. This is contrasted with some concurrent developments in the continental tradition (German Romanticism, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche). This is the context from which, and into which, Wittgenstein speaks. We will cover the early, middle, and late eras of Wittgenstein's thought, and show the revolutionary impact that his thought had for the philosophy of religion. We track the various directions in which Wittgenstein's influence was felt; for example, in A. J. Ayer's verificationism, or those overtly 'Wittgensteinian' philosophers of religion such as D. Z. Phillips. The 'meta-philosophy of religion' is introduced throughout, as we tackle the question of how best to philosophise about religion.
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Semester 1
- SXS-3003: Theorizing Society & Politics (20) This module explores the origins, nature and significance of sociological theories and concepts developed in the 20th and 21st century. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of such approaches as critical theory (Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse et al) structuralism and neo-structuralism (Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Bourdieu), and feminist standpoint theory. It considers a range of theories which seek to address knowledge, power and subordination in terms of gender divisions and differences of class, race or sexuality. The module seeks to ask questions about the relationship between social theory, social action, sociological research and everyday life. This in turn encourages students to reflect on their own position as participants in social interaction.
- SXS-3030: Globalisation & Social Change (20) Topics include: • theories of social change • demographical changes to the modern societies • debating and explaining globalisation • migration • capitalism and globalisation • politics, the state and globalisation • power and inequality in the global economy • globalisation movements • global culture
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- QXL-3313: EFL Theory (20) (Semester 1) This module provides an overview of TEFL theory by examining a wide range of contexts in which language teaching and learning takes place. Topics will include the following: 1. The use of English within a global context. 2. Language awareness in the classroom. 3. English teaching methodologies. 4. Analysis of teaching English to speakers of other languages based on research articles and DVD material: affective factors and classroom interaction. 5. Implementing and evaluating curriculum change.
- QXL-3316: Language Disorders &Bilinguals (20) (Semester 2) This module will cover the following topics: 1. introduction to language impairment; 2. language impairment and autism, 3. Specific Language Impairment, 4. assessing language impairment in bi or multi-lingual children, 5. language impairment in Williams Syndrome, 6. acquired language disorders – Neurolinguistics, 7. aphasia.
- QXL-3318: L2 speech learning (20) (Semester 2) Lectures will include an overview of the field of L2 speech learning; introduction to the major concepts in the field; contrastive analysis; role of the first language; transfer; interlanguage; current L2 speech learning models; cross-language phonetic similarity; foreign accent and the factors involved in (un)successful learning; segmental and suprasegmental production and perception; and implications for foreign language teaching.
- QXL-3320: SLA and Language Teaching (20) (Semester 2) The topics covered in this module would be the following: 1. Background to SLA Research 2. Individual differences in L2 users and L2 learners 3. L1 transfer: Code-switching and Second Language Learning 4. Theories of L2 acquisition 5. The role of age in L2 acquisition 6. The goals of language teaching and assessment 7. The L2 user and the native speaker 8. Embedding SLA research into Language teaching
- QXL-3335: Bilingual & Acquisition Issues (20) (Semester 1) Topics will change from year to year and may include: 1. Bilingual social interaction 2. Bilingual first language acquisition 3. Second language acquisition 4. Multilingualism 5. Issues of identity 6. The bilingual brain
- QXL-3341: Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2) Topics vary depending on individual students choices, and the emphasis is on individual study. However, they relate to a wide array of issues in linguistics and/or English Language studies. However, classes will include: • How to formulate a research question • Producing a research proposal • Research methodologies • Statisticsneu
QCB-3341: Traethawd Hir/Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2)Topics vary depending on individual students' choices. However, they relate to a wide array of issues in linguistics and/or English Language studies.
- QXL-3349: Psycholinguistics (20) (Semester 1) This module provides a basic overview of how the mind and the brain process language. There are two goals for this course. The first goal is to introduce students to key findings and central debates in psycholinguistic research. The second goal is to provide students with the tools to critically examine the existing literature. The lectures will provide students with the "big picture", i.e. central topics are summarized, important studies discussed and open questions outlined. In the tutorials, students discuss key studies in detail and reflect on methodologies, results and implications. The following topics will be covered: 1: Introduction to Language Science and what is psycholinguistics? 2: Speech production and comprehension 3: Word processing 4: Sentence processing 5: Discourse processing 6: Reference and non-literal language 7: Language Acquisition 8: Reading 9: Bilingualism 10: Aphasia 11: Right Hemisphere Language Functions
- QCL-3370: Agweddau ar Ddwyieithrwydd (20) (Semester 1) • Cymru a'r Gymraeg yn y cyd-destun dwyieithog • Diffinio dwyieithrwydd • Dwyieithrwydd unigol vs. dwyieithrwydd cymdeithasol • Caffael iaith mewn cyd-destun dwyieithog • Addysg ddwyieithog yng Nghymru a thu hwnt • Polisïau iaith yn y cyd-destun dwyieithog Cymreig • Cyfnewid côd o safbwynt cymdeithasol a gramadegol • Agweddau seicoieithyddol o ddwyieithrwydd • Agweddau pobl ar ddwyieithrwydd ac ieithoedd lleiafrifol • Newid iaith, marwolaeth iaith a dyfodol y Gymraeg
- QXL-3372: Welsh Linguistics (20) (Semester 2) Topics covered in this module include the following: • The history of Welsh, from a linguistic and sociodemographic point of view • The grammar of contemporary Welsh (e.g. syntax, morphology, phonology, vocabulary) • Variation in spoken Welsh • Initial consonant mutation: rules and usage • Welsh-English bilingualism and its reflexes (e.g. code-switching) • Attitudes to the Welsh language • Welsh in education • Language change in Welsh • Minority language maintenance and the future of Welsh
- QXL-3376: Cognitive Discourse Analysis (20) (Semester 1) The module will start by considering what kinds of thoughts, concepts, and cognitive processes can be accessed through language, and then discuss each step of a research process that involves verbalisation of thought: from identifying a suitable research question via data collection and transcription to analysis, interpretation, and triangulation with other kinds of data. The main emphasis will lie on the systematic analysis of linguistic choices, aiming to identify indicators for specific cognitive phenomena that are of interest for the research purpose at hand. In this process, insights from the wider field of cognitive linguistics highlight the significance of specific linguistic choices. While lectures will provide the theoretical and conceptual foundations needed for doing CODA, the tutorials will be used for discussion and exercises as appropriate for each step of the analysis procedure. The following topics will be covered: 1. Introduction: CODA and its purposes 2. Scientific background I: Cognitive Linguistics 3. Scientific background II: Cognitive Psychology 4. Research questions for CODA 5. Data collection techniques and data preparation (transcription and unitisation) 6. Content analysis 7. Resources for linguistic analysis I: Cognitive Linguistics 8. Resources for linguistic analysis II: Functional grammar and discourse structure analysis techniques 9. Linguistic feature analysis I: Mental representations 10. Linguistic feature analysis II: Problem solving processes 11. Interpreting results and establishing relations to other findings
- QXL-3377: Using Corpora: Theory&Practice (20) (Semester 2) This module introduces students to the theoretical and practical issues of using corpora in linguistic studies and helps them to develop the background, knowledge and skills needed in order to develop and utilize a corpus based approach in their own research projects. The goals of this module are two-fold. First the students will be introduced and become familiar with the technical aspects of course based approaches and research. Then, attention will be directed to looking at how corpora and corpuses based approaches are used in a range of linguistic and language oriented studies. The lectures will provide students with the "big picture", i.e. different research domains will be explored, central topics are summarized, important studies discussed and open questions outlined. In the tutorials, students discuss key studies in detail and reflect on methodologies, results and implications. The following topics will be covered: 1. Introducing corpus linguistics, corpus design, types of corpora and corpus annotation 2. Corpus analysis: concordance, wordlist, keyword analysis 3. Integrating stats and making statistic claims 4. Corpora in grammatical studies 5. Corpora in diachronic studies 6. Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics (A. Deignan) 7. Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis (J. Charteris-Black) 8. Corpora in critical discourse analysis (C. Hart) 9. Corpora language variation research 10. Corpora in sociolinguistic studies 11. Corpora in language education - focus on TEFL.
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SCU-3010: Traethawd Hir (20) (Semester 1 + 2)Mae Traethawd Hir yn ddarn sylweddol o waith, yn cael ei gwblhau ar lefelau 2 a 3. Mae'r traethawd terfynol tua 10,000 o eiriau, ac yn cael ei gyflwyno yn y drydedd flwyddyn. Mae'n cyfrif fel pedair modiwl tuag at eich dyfarniad gradd terfynol. Yn y modiwl yma, byddwch yn parhau a'r gwaith a gychwynwyd gennych ar Lefel 2, a byddwch yn mynd ati i gwblhau'r Traethawd Hir. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys datblygu'r adolygiad llenyddiaeth a gychwynwyd gennych eisoes ar Lefel 2, sy'n trafod prif themau eich testun. Mae'n bosib y byddwch wedi cwblhau rhywfaint o ymchwil gwreiddiol (ond mae hyn yn opsiynol) - er enghraifft, peth gwaith ymchwil meintiol neu ansoddol gwreiddiol y byddwch wedi ei gynnal gyda chymorth a chyfarwyddyd eich goruchwyliwr/aig. Drwy gydol y modiwl, byddwch yn datblygu eich dadansoddiad o'r lenyddiaeth ac unrhyw ddata a gasglwyd, ac yn ysgrifennu eich traethawd.
- HPS-3011: Paradoxes of Self: Nietz..Jung (20) (Semester 1)
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- SXS-3040: Gender Perspectives (20) (Semester 2) Conceptualizing gender Feminisms Men and masculinities Social movements Families, intimacy and sexuality Gender and schooling Gender and work Gender and the media Representations of gender in popular culture Cyberspace and technology Methodologies Gender mainstreaming Gender from a worldwide perspective
- SXP-3210: Issues in Housing (20) (Semester 1) This module introduces students to some of the key current issues in housing policy, concentrating on the three key areas of quantity, quality and affordability. It examines the factors affecting the supply of, and demand for, housing, and explores the characteristics of the different tenures people may experience during their housing careers, looking at contemporary issues in each housing tenure. The module will also examine housing standards, and the policies for maintaining housing quality, together issues of housing finance. It will explore the managerial context of social rented housing which has undergone considerable change both governmentally [through devolution] and administratively [through a changing mix of local authorities, housing associations and other social rented housing agencies].

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Water dehydration is a very serious concern. Water dehydration occurs when the body does not take in enough water to replace the amount that it loses on a daily basis (through perspiration and excretion). Once this happens, you can begin to experience some serious (and potentially) life threatening dehydration symptoms. Prevent dehydration by knowing dehydration signs to look for.
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Mild to moderate cases of dehydration are likely to cause:
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Drink. More. Water. The recommended amount of water to drink is eight 8 oz. glasses a day (the 8 by 8 rule). However, this amount can vary depending on various circumstances such as weight, age, how active you are and any medication you may be on. It is best to know about your own body's needs for fluids and to remember that you need to replace the amount of water that you lose during the day (through perspiration, urine, breathing, bowel movements). Drinking too much water can lead to water intoxication. <—Tweet this!
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Meeting Set to Choose Next Pope
The conclave to elect the next pope will begin Tuesday. John Stoll reports from Rome on the preparations. Photo: AP.
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BASIC STAFF TRAINING COURSES CENTRAL TRAINING CENTER PROGRAM BASIC STAFF TRAINING DESCRIPTION OF COURSES The courses to be presented in the Basic Staff Training phase of our Central Training Center program are described below. Most of the courses will be conducted in New York. Each course will be at least one week long and, in some cases, two weeks in length. The coding of the courses is: First digit—type of training 1—Basic Staff Training, 2—Specialized Staff Training Second digit—functional area 1—Audit, 2—Tax, 3—Management Services Third and fourth digits—level of training The digit generally corresponds to the staff man's year in a particular functional area and not necessarily the year with the firm. Most tax men and some management services men will transfer into Tax or M.S. after two years on the audit staff. For example, the Basic Staff Training course for those in their second year on the audit staff is 1102. The course for men in their first year on the tax staff is 1201. AUDIT COURSES 1102—Evaluation of Internal Control—This program is an analysis of the review and evaluation of a system of internal control with major emphasis on: (1) elements of a system, (2) review of the system to determine the logic of the system and nature of information generated, (3) testing the accuracy of the system and management's use of the information available, (4) evaluating the adequacy of the system and the information developed for management's use, and (5) letters of recommendation. The review and evaluation of controls in an EDP system will be analyzed in connection with a discussion of computer concepts and characteristics. T 103—Auditing Objectives, Standards, and Procedures— This program analyzes auditing objectives, standards and procedures. The discussion of standards of field work will emphasize the planning and timing of audit work and the concepts of existence and valuation of assets and equities. The discussion of the standards of reporting will include types of reports, adherence to generally accepted accounting principles and consistency of application, adequacy of informative disclosure, types of opinions, and SEC accounting requirements. This program will also have a day devoted to basic tax topics. 1104—Management Services and the Auditor — Management services and their relationship to the audi- SEPTEMBER, 1 9 64 41


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U.N. watchdog pans U.S. states' trend towards legalizing pot
LONDON - The United Nations' drug watchdog agency says that the legalization of marijuana in the U.S. states of Colorado and Washington poses a threat to the international fight against drug abuse.
In a report published Tuesday, the International Narcotics Control Board said that it "deeply regrets" moves by those two states to lift restrictions on the sale and use of cannabis.
The board said the moves violate drug control conventions and called on national authorities to block the states' moves. The U.S. Justice Department has made clear it won't go after state-legal businesses even though federal law still bans marijuana consumption.
The INCB, which has no enforcement power, has previously voiced its opposition to legalization.


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Contact: Jerry Horn, Priests for Life, 540-220-0095
WASHINGTON Oct. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, today urged Alabama health department officials to follow through on their promise to inspect the state's eight abortion centers on an annual basis.
"It's encouraging that Alabama has hired more staff to police the conditions at abortion facilities in the state," said Fr. Pavone. "Given that previous inspections resulted in three out of Alabama's eight abortion centers being shut down for shoddy practices and conditions, it's absolutely incumbent upon officials to keep their pledge to monitor these facilities on a timely basis. Making abortion legal has obviously not made it safe."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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White House officials say they're preparing for 'Schumer shutdown'
The White House is preparing for what officials are calling "the Schumer shutdown" on Friday, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said at a press briefing.
Mulvaney, who was joined by White House legislative affairs director Marc Short, said that Democrats are opposing a short-term spending bill that they normally would support, noting that it's technically a "clean" bill that includes an extension to the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) -- for six years -- and some support the delay in some Obamacare taxes.
"We don't want this," Mulvaney said. "We do not want a shutdown."
If Congress doesn't pass new funding by Friday night, the government will shut down early Saturday morning. So far, the House passed a short-term spending bill Thursday night, but the bill lacks enough votes to pass in the Senate.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, Mulvaney said, "is in a position to force this on the American people."
Before the briefing, Mulvaney said, "I'm handicapping it now at some place between 50 and 60 percent. But again we're planning for it as if it's 100 percent. That's what we do, we run the government, and we will run the government if a bill passes, we will run the government if a bill doesn't pass."
Mulvaney said that if the government shuts down, the effects will be different than the repercussions seen during the 16-day shutdown in October 2013. He claimed that the Obama administration "weaponized the shutdown in 2013."
"They could have made the shutdown in 2013 much less impactful, but they chose to make it worse," he said.
National Parks, for example, will remain open this time, he said, as well as the U.S. Postal Service and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), but said workers will be "working for nothing, which is simply not fair."
Both officials dismissed the idea that President Trump hasn't shown leadership in trying to get a deal on immigration and government funding. Short said that he was very "active" on Thursday and has continued to make calls to lawmakers of both parties Friday morning.
This marks the fourth short-term spending bill Congress has had on its plate since September. Democrats, however, remain largely opposed to the measure because they want it tied to a larger immigration deal over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and border security.
Mulvaney said that there's "no DACA bill to vote on" and "no emergency" in terms of the timing because Congress has until March 5 to work out a legislative solution on the issue.
"There's absolutely no reason to tie these things together right now," he said.
The House, meanwhile, is planning to adjourn after their lone vote this morning, which will take place around 10:45 a.m. It'll wrap up around 11:45 a.m. and then House lawmakers leave town – so they are telling the Senate they have to pass the CR the House passed last night if they want to keep the government open.
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Water chiefs say they have "identified and isolated" the source of the cryptosporidium contamination which has been affecting large parts of Lancashire for the past two weeks.
But United Utilities are continuing to warn consumers in Preston, South Ribble, Chorley, the Fylde Coast and parts of Blackburn to carry on boiling water until all traces of the bug have been eliminated from the network.
As the crisis entered its 14th day the company which provides water for the whole of the North West said it was still working hard to flush the system through before it could announce an all-clear.
A spokesman told customers on its Twitter feed on Wednesday morning: "We have identified and isolated what we believe to be the source.
"But it wouldn't be appropriate for us to comment further as this will be subject to formal investigations."
It was revealed on Monday that the probe into the contamination, which is believed to centre on the Franklaw Water Treatment Plant near Garstang, is being treated as a "criminal investigation."
The Drinking Water Inspectorate is carrying out a detailed inquiry, but this does not involve the police.
The alert, which followed the region's first positive tests for cryptosporidium in drinking water for at least 15 years, was introduced on Thursday August 6.
United Utilities has pledged to compensate all householders and businesses once the water supply is back to normal.


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In my work, I actually have opportunities once or twice a year to travel to different places in the world. I've been to Asia, Africa and Europe for different engagements. Right now, I could be heading to England for such a trip. Part of me wishes I could be there. But I declined because I feared how the psoriasis might react. (The last time I went to a four-day conference, it took me over a month to calm that flare down)! Instead, my family and I will drive this week from Southern California to San Jose to visit friends and family. Another trip I would love to enjoy if it weren't for psoriasis.
My first thought when I have to take a trip is how many times I will need to take care of my skin. I generally wash and put on medicines twice a day. A seven-day trip would mean 14 times. During the trip, I might even count down in my head (e.g., three showers down, 11 to go). I loathe leaving the confines of my home where I have privacy, a water softener, and plenty of medicines and moisturizers nearby. This time around, I am thinking about how to transport Enbrel (etanercept), which needs to be refrigerated. Since I started taking Enbrel twice a week, I haven't taken a trip away from home for longer than three days. My one week trip to the Bay Area will change that pattern.
Staying with others can become an adventure. How do you tell people to use hypo-allergenic laundry detergent on their sheets or explain the pharmacy in a bag I carry around or that I need a separate bathroom and around 45 minutes to get ready? Most people understand but I dislike having to constantly bring up my needs to manage my skin on the road.
So as the song goes, I'll be "on the road again." At least I will leave my mark wherever I go – that is, a trail of flakes wherever I stop.
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Original illustrations available.
Hello readers, I've decided to make some of my works available for private purchase. If you think you would be interested in purchasing a signed original piece, please email me (email@example.com) for a quote and I will try to keep prices reasonable, bearing in mind these are the original works, NOT a print. Make sure you refer to my site to see all works. www.richardkilroy.com
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I took a ridiculous number of pictures of Suzi wearing her little baby in this wrap I made (well, cut). This was the wrap I made and baby we bought for Suzi to have right after Ivey was born, but nothing worked out the way I thought it would. Suzi didn't end up attending the birth. There were plenty of other dolls she liked better than my oh-so-carefully selected one. I didn't even try putting the wrap on her because I was 99% sure she wouldn't have the patience for it. But, the other day, if only for a moment...
She asked me to help her carry the baby in a wrap. She was happy and proud.
She also breastfeeds her dolls as well as other non-human toys and I just love it. I looked forward to this with great anticipation when she was a baby. It makes me feel good about my mothering and the example I am setting.
And even if you think this is over-the-top, you have to admit, it is cute.


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The Mist link
Most people I talk to haven't seen it--it's a great film with small-time actors who are all amazing in potraying a small-time Maine town that goes completely crazy when the mist rolls in, and there are monsters in the mist. Specifically, a bad situation is made unbearable by a woman who believes that this must be the rapture--she begins citing scripture and starts having converts, the worse things get, and most of these things, she hasn't exactly helped. I don't want to spoil things but religion is a huge player in how a solitary bigot makes a place that is otherwise safe into somewhere dangerous. Directed by Frank Darabont who also did The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, and currently is doing The Walking Dead tv series on AMC.
The Man From Earth link
Pure, glorious science fiction: Suppose a man, manages to live forever, because his body is able to turn over cells perfectly and renew his body? He is mortal and would die just like you and me, except that his body doesn't run down or age beyond the mid-30's, where he is stuck forever. Religion is mentioned but there's so much glorious glorious material and dialogue that I don't want to ruin it.
It's on the top 50 on imdb's Science Fiction movies, but I've met precious few others who've watched it. It's one of my favorite movies and the characters are spot-on. If you're expecting special effects or anything crazy in this, though, you don't get them. It's just professors talking to a friend for the entire movie, but so well done, and well-written.
Both are on the "must-watch" list. I've noticed both of these are science fiction with a light touch...but they are very good. It's about the story, not the budget. *shrug*
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News - Media
May 9, 2014
Developing Motor Skills for Autism Using Rapid Prompting Method
- Soma Mukhopadhyay
"Imagine living in a body where your coordination fails to execute a specific mental command: Let's say your mind wants your hands to execute a function like holding a pencil to write a word, but all the motor coordination allows you to do is simply make a pencil mark. Imagine, if you can, wanting to be functionally independent and yet the body movements you make are beyond your mind's control. - Such is a state that can make living least enjoyable. Just as it is important for the mind to be stimulated through academics and communication, it is important for the body to continue learning skills so that "Mind and Body" find a way to unify."-Soma Mukhopadhyay
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Will Retailers' Black Friday Strategies Work?
From matching rivals' prices to avoiding Black Friday discounting altogether, retailers are testing out a host of strategies this holiday season as they try to energize sales and profits during their most critical time of the year. But will they work? Dana Mattioli has details on Lunch Break. Photo: AP.
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A YouTube user has uploaded the first teaser for Battlefield 3's newest expansion, End Game. Among other things, the trailer features players chasing each other on dirt bikes, dodging helicopter fire with a dirt bike, and detonating explosives... while on a dirt bike. Dirt bikes!
End Game is scheduled to arrive March next year.
Battlefield 3: Premium video #7 End Game Teaser [YouTube]
UPDATE: It appears the video has been removed. Oh well. T'was fun while it lasted!


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Nothing in the kitchen spells summer and vacation for me the way cold rice and pasta dishes do. I grew up with no air conditioning in the kitchen and dining room: to survive the summer, we resorted to a an endless variety of dishes that can be served cold or at room temperature.
Pasta salads were always my favorite (and I just wrote about them in my monthly column for The Jewish Week NY), because they can easily be packed and eaten outdoors. Meet me in Central Park!
- 3/4 lb (or up to 1 lb if you are four hungry men!) pasta, "wheels" or half-rigatoni or other short pasta
- 1 bunch radishes (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup lamb's lettuce or mache' salad, stems removed (or more to taste)
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- juice of 1 lemon
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cook the pasta "al dente" in a large pot of salted boiling water, according to instructions on the box. Drain, dress with 2 tbsp oil, and allow to cool.
Boil the eggs in cold water (cooking for about 7 minutes from the moment the water starts boiling).
In the meantime, slice the radishes very thinly (easier with a mandoline or food processor). Separate the lettuce leaves.
When the eggs are cooked, rinse them under cold running water, peel them and chop them coarsely.
Top the cold pasta with the eggs, the lettuce, the radishes, salt and pepper.
Emulsify the remaining oil with the lemon juice, salt and pepper, add to the pasta salad and toss. Enjoy!


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The Urban Suburban Part 2 - 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel
RB's Urban Suburban Gets a New Chassis
Hot rods and houses both benefit from solid foundations. There are building codes that prevent homeowners from using rotten timbers in foundations, but street rodders have to rely on their own common sense. Too often, do-it-yourself rod builders will compromise on a marginal chassis only to find out later that it was an exercise in futility.
An original '40s or '50s chassis that didn't seem too bad at first glance can turn into an endless repair project. By the time you add everything up, the "fixer" chassis could cost as much as if you'd started with a new one. Builders of vehicles like '47-54 Chevy/GMC 1/2-ton trucks previously didn't have many options, short of having a one-off custom chassis built. They could do a little traveling to find a relatively rust-free chassis (usually a wise move), but they didn't have the options that are available to builders of '20s and '30s Ford street rods.
Ray Doe at RB's Obsolete Automotive in Edmonds, Washington, recognized the need for a rolling chassis for '47-54 GM trucks. His company offers lots of components for modernizing an original frame, but there is still the issue of condition for rails that are 50 years old. Any chassis that old is liable to have problems, but these trucks are from an era when trucks were beasts of burden. Most of them were driven hard and put away wet.
Ray's solution was to design and build a totally new rolling chassis for the '47-54 (and '55 first-series models) GM pickups, panels, and Suburbans. The test bed for the new chassis is the Urban Suburban project being covered here.
NEW AND IMPROVED Unlike detergents, the Serious Hardware rolling chassis really is new. It's stronger and much improved over the stock units. The 4-inch bent tubular chassis is dimensionally smaller but stronger than the GM versions, even when they were fresh from the factory. Engines like the Chevy big-block hadn't been conceived when these trucks were new, so there wasn't any need to build a chassis strong enough to handle 500-plus horsepower. The crew at RB's figured they might as well make the chassis street rodder-friendly since they were starting with a clean sheet of paper.
One of the biggest differences is the width of the framerails behind the cab. Not many street rodders favor the tall, skinny, OEM-style wheels and tires, so the new chassis is a total of 4 inches narrower than the old one. Each side is 2 inches narrower, so almost any tire (short of Pro Street steamrollers) will fit without altering the framerails.
The stock frame gets progressively wider as it approaches the rear crossmember. RB's new chassis is the same width as stock at the back of the cab, but from there the rails were moved inboard so that there is an extra 2 inches by each wheel. Even though the frame is narrower, all the factory cab, bed, running board, and bumper mounting points are exactly where they should be. The radiator core support is also in its correct position.
Either a Chevy small-block or big-block V-8 can be used along with several popular GM automatic transmissions, including the Turbo 350 and Turbo 400, plus the various late-model electronic overdrive transmissions. The rearend is a 9-inch Ford with 3.0:1 standard gears. Parallel rear leaf springs and tubular shocks support the rearend. The springs are E-Z Slide units for a smooth ride. Eleven-inch front disc brakes and drum rear brakes are part of the package, although optional rear disc brakes can be added, as can bigger front discs. A brake booster is helpful when stopping a full-size pickup. A 9-inch booster and dual master cylinder, plus the corresponding linkage and brake pedal, are part of the chassis package. In keeping with the street rodder-friendliness theme, the booster is mounted on the outside of the framerails. This keeps it off the firewall and away from the exhaust system.
A new-design, bent tubular front crossmember provides a strong base for the independent front suspension. The crossmember has integrated lower control arm mounts. The hybrid system was designed especially for trucks and heavy engines. The tubular upper and lower control arms have their correct ball joints.
It might sound redundant to emphasize that the lower control arms have true lower ball joints since that seems self-explanatory. Unfortunately, many street rod front suspension setups use the upper ball joints in both control arms. The upper ball joints aren't as heavy duty as the lower ones. Only true lower ball joints are designed to handle the greater stresses placed on the lower control arms. RB's Obsolete was adamant that their truck chassis have this important safety advantage.
The upper control arms can be adjusted with shims like a regular passenger car. A new power rack mounts in front of the crossmember. Standard-height spindles are included, but optional dropped ones can be added. A front antisway bar helps give a level of handling never dreamed of by the original owners of these classic pickups. An optional rear antisway bar is also available.
DO THE MATH A complete truck chassis isn't something you can get in a blister pack at the 7-11 checkout counter. The current price of RB's chassis is $7,499 plus shipping. The chassis is shipped assembled, but not painted. That way you know everything is there and where it should be.
The price might be a little intimidating until you do some comparison-shopping. RB's has sold (and continues to do so) lots of separate components for this series of trucks. If you were to order their bolt-in front crossmember kit with Mustang II components, a power rack, front and rear brakes, motor mounts, brake booster, rear parallel leaf spring kit, Currie 9-inch rearend, transmission crossmember, front antisway bar, and everything else needed to make a relatively comparable chassis, the total would be just short of $4,500 plus shipping and handling.
That might seem like a substantial savings until you factor in the labor costs for cleaning and repairing the old chassis. If you want to run big rear tires, narrowing the rear framerails will add a lot to your total. The new chassis has many superior features that can't be had with the old chassis, so some value should be assigned to these factors.
RB's likes to figure your old chassis as being worth $1 grand to a restorer or budget truck builder, but as the diet ads warn, "Results may vary." They might be a little optimistic about the old chassis value, but the figure is based on condition and local demand. Unless it is total trash, it should be worth something. If the old chassis were unusable, you'd have to pay for a better one before you could add the bolt-in front suspension kit and other parts.
The more ways you run the numbers, the better the complete new chassis looks. When all the true costs (whether you pay someone to do the work or place a value on your own time) are included, the new chassis makes good financial sense. And, most importantly, everything is new. You are essentially building a new truck that resembles the original, so why not start with a solid foundation?