CHILD LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
LIN3CLD
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject explores the features of child language and how children acquire language. From infancy to primary schooling years, it examines the development of specific linguistic features and also the cognitive processes behind language acquisition. The focus is not just on first language acquisition but also considers the acquisition of additional languages and children who are multilingual from a very early age. This subject will be a useful introduction to the topic for those who are generally interested, thinking about their own child(ren)'s development or planning to work with children.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Marija Tabain
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Core subject at second-year for linguistics in the Bachelor of Arts
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Child language: A resource book for students | Prescribed | Peccei, J. S. 2006 | Routledge |
| Readings | Multilingualism in the early years: Extending the limits of our world. | Recommended | Smidt, S. 2016 | Routledge |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Analyse linguistic productions from a range of children and recognise features of development and stages of acquisition in short exercises
- Activities:
- Workshop participation, Online workbook
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Write a report discussing the acquisition of language in child language data, identifying particular features as evidence of analysis
- Activities:
- Assignment 1 (1200 words)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence)
03. Explore issues in detail beyond that presented in the subject and prepare a piece of writing examining issues that affect successful acquisition in children.
- Activities:
- Assignment 2 (1600 words)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research)