Language Development

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.
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
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Links to articles will be made available on Nestor
Entreevoorwaarden	Some knowledge of linguistics is a prerequisite.
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ma Taalwetenschappen  (Europese taalkunde) 1 semester I keuze ReMa Taalwetenschappen / Linguistics  (ReMa Language and Cognition) 1 semester I keuze