Language Development
Faculteit | Letteren |
Jaar | 2020/21 |
Vakcode | LLS008M10 |
Vaknaam | Language Development |
Voertaal | Engels |
Periode | semester I |
ECTS | 10 |
Rooster | Rooster onder voorbehoud |
Uitgebreide vaknaam | Taalontwikkeling | ||||||||||||
Leerdoelen | Upon successful completion of the course unit, students are able to: 1. Understand and use basic and complex concepts and theories on language development. 2. Independently search the literature on specific themes in language development. 3. Independently design their own study on a topic in language development. 4. Develop and write a PhD research proposal on a topic in language development. 5. Participate in academic debate with their peers and present topics in language development convincingly, both orally and in writing, using their own insights and critically evaluate those of others. |
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Omschrijving | This course offers an overview of various fields of research on language development, including first and second language acquisition and multilingualism. Several theoretical models of language development are presented: Nativism and Universal Grammar, Usage-Based Learning and Dynamic Systems Theory. We then cover eight themes: first language acquisition at various stages (covering sounds, word learning, early syntax, complex syntax, semantics, pragmatics), critical period, multilingualism and intelligence, grammars in contact, multilingualism in the family and in school. The course covers areas of current research interests of researchers in the Neurolinguistics and Language Development and the Language in Society groups of the Center for Linguistics and Cognition Groningen (CLCG). | ||||||||||||
Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||||||
Onderwijsvorm | werkcollege | ||||||||||||
Toetsvorm | presentatie, schriftelijke opdracht(en), werkstuk(ken) | ||||||||||||
Vaksoort | master | ||||||||||||
Coördinator | dr. A.M.H. van Hout | ||||||||||||
Docent(en) | dr. M. Mazzoli ,dr. A.M.H. van Hout | ||||||||||||
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Entreevoorwaarden | Some knowledge of linguistics is a prerequisite. | ||||||||||||
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