Undergraduate Course: Children with Language Impairments (PSYL10014)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Psychology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
To describe and evaluate research that addresses the issue of why some children have difficulty acquiring spoken language. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Degree major in Psychology and passes in psychology courses at least to the equivalent of junior honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 2 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-5 | | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room S1, 7 George Square |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | 16 sides | |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 2 (Sem 1), Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-5 | | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room S1, 7 George Square |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to elucidate the nature of the difficulties that some children have in acquiring spoken language.
- They will be able to evaluate a range of theoretical accounts of these difficulties.
- They will be able to consider the educational implications of research on children with language impairments. |
Assessment Information
100% exam
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Long essay (3000 words) to be set by the course organiser and due Friday 4pm, Week 13. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
developmental psychology; language impairment |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Morag Donaldson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3437
Email: Morag.Donaldson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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