Normal development of children's reception, integration, and expression of linguistic information; cultural, gender, socioeconomic, cognitive, and prelinguistic influences on language development.
Athena Title
Study of Language Development
Non-Traditional Format
Fall semester is for CMSD Majors only, spring semester is for non-CMSD majors.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information in order to draw conclusions from direct empirical data and reason through discrepancies presented by different data sets focused on the same area of inquiry.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to examine the role of language in human development beyond its obvious role in communication.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to identify and discuss the various components of language and demonstrate appropriate use of basic terminology.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to describe the developmental sequences in English of the various components of language (phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics, and pragmatics).
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate theories of language development, discuss the empirical evidence refuting or supporting them, and examine hose this research is conducted and what is focused upon in that research.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to explain and evaluate how profoundly cultural and linguistic differences can influence all dimensions of language development and communicative processes.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to recognize and discuss both endogenous (biological, neurological, cognitive, and psychological) and exogenous (cultural, socioeconomic, and familial) factors that influence language development.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles and methods for language sample collection and analysis.
Topical Outline
1) To introduce the components of language and consider their developmental trajectories
2) To consider the varied and critical roles of language in human development
3) To understand the impact of culture, different languages, child factors and the environment on development
4) To be introduced to the theoretical perspectives driving research and thinking in this area of inquiry
