TLS 652 - Language Acquisition and Development

This course can be used towards the Cognitive Dimensions major or minor requirements.

This course will explore an expanded and critical view of language acquisition drawing on theories, models and research in a range of disciplines including psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, folklore, anthropology, psychology communication, and education. The process of acquiring language is deeply affected by the process of becoming a competent member of society.  An expanded view of the ways which individuals become socialized into particular patterns of language use and the on-going development of oral and written language from early childhood to adult life will be considered.