Honours Foundation: Language & Cognition (U00616)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-HFLC-LI

An introduction to how language and cognition affect one another, this course examines the origin of language in the species, the development or acquisition of language(s) in individuals, the processing of language, and the representation of the world through language.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Linguistics 2A + 2B or Linguistics 2A + 2L or English Language 2.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2006	12:10	13:00	Room B.B09, Adam Ferguson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

An appreciation of the complexity of the relationship between natural languages and human behaviour; familiarity with major themes in language development, language acquisition, language transmission, language production and processing.