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. Formative feedback available; - 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.
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Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Course Start Date	11/01/2016
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 27, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 70 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	An end-of-semester essay/project (100%) Assignment deadline: Thursday 30th April 2015, 12 noon Word limit: 3000 maximum Return deadline: 22nd May 2015
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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