Principles and processes of first language acquisition described in relation to children's social and cognitive development; first language acquisition processes compared and contrasted to child and adult second language acquisition and language disorders. Graduate-level requirements include a scholarly paper/project on a selected topic relevant to the course.
Units
3
Grade Basis
Regular Grades
Course Attributes
GIDP: Cognitive Science (COGS)
GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)