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LING920 : First language acquisition
Availability : |
X1 |
Credit Points |
4 |
Convenor(s) |
Dr Rosalind Thornton |
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Description
This unit provides an introduction to issues in first language acquisition. Content covered in the unit includes different views/theories of language acquisition; techniques for data collection - analysis; developmental stages; neuro-linguistics; cognitive and perceptual bases of early language; social and communicative bases of language; second language acquisition.