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 |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
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| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, students should be able to understand current issues in the research on bilingual first language development, including:
- the relationship between a bilingual child's two languages
- the role of input in bilingual acquisition
- 'transfer' effects between the two languages |
Assessment Information
| An end-of-semester essay/project (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Antonella Sorace
Tel: (0131 6)50 3493
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Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
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