Postgraduate Course: Child Bilingualism: Language and Cognition (LASC11114)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to survey current research on bilingual first language development - the simultaneous learning of two (or more) languages in early childhood. It provides an overview of major empirical issues and findings concerning the phenomenon and their implications for acquisition research and linguistic theory. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
11/01/2016 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
75 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
An end-of-semester essay/project (100%)
Assignment deadline: TBC
Word limit: 3000 maximum
Return deadline: TBC |
| Feedback |
Students will be given a sample review that follows the format requirements and content expectations along with the assignment instructions. Useful perspectives on critical evaluation of the relevant articles will be addressed in paper discussions during tutorials. Comments provided on submitted assessments |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand current issues in the research on bilingual first language development
- understand the relationship between a bilingual child's two languages
- understand the role of input in bilingual acquisition
- understand 'transfer' effects between the two languages
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Reading List
Required readings will be available electronically on Learn. Lecture notes, tutorial material and assignment instructions will also be supplied on Learn. There are no fixed textbooks for the course, but students who wish to read an introductory textbook can consult the following:
Bialystok, E. (2003). Bilingualism in Development: Language, Literacy and Cognition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
De Groot, A. (2011). Language and Cognition in Bilinguals and Multilinguals. Hove: Psychology Press.
De Houwer, A. (2009). Bilingual First Language Acquisition. Channel Books.
Grosjean, F. (2010). Bilingual: Life and Reality. Harvard University Press. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Attend all lectures as scheduled |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Antonella Sorace
Tel: (0131 6)50 3493
Email: A.Sorace@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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