ALM5290 - Child language acquisition

Leader(s): Dr Heather Bowe

Offered

Not offered in 2009

Synopsis

Children's acquisition of their first language, from infant pre-speech to adolescence. Different views of language acquisition and learning. The acquisition of phonological, morphological and syntactic systems, the development of word meaning and the acquisition of communicative competence. Students specialise in one of the above areas in the preparation of a research project.

Assessment

Written Work (9,000 words in total): 100%