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Language acquisition - ALINV421B

Title:	Language acquisition
Guaranteed by:	Institute of Linguistics (21-ULING)
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts
Actual:	from 2020
Semester:	winter
Points:	0
E-Credits:	3
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Is provided by:	AAA500146
Additional information:	https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=752
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment

Guarantor:	doc. Luca Cilibrasi, Ph.D.

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Annotation -

Last update: PhDr. Gabriela Brůhová, Ph.D. (23.01.2019)

The course aims at introducing the processes involved in language acquisition. The processes are described from the early pre-verbal stages until puberty. Bilingualism and second language acquisition are also discussed, as well as developmental language disorders (dyslexia and specific language impairment).

Literature -

Last update: doc. Luca Cilibrasi, Ph.D. (23.11.2021)

Guasti, M. T. (2017). Language acquisition: The growth of grammar. MIT press.

Rowland C. (2014). Understanding child language acquisition. Routlege.

Specific papers will also be provided during the course.

Teaching methods

Last update: doc. Luca Cilibrasi, Ph.D. (05.09.2022)

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: doc. Luca Cilibrasi, Ph.D. (05.09.2022)

Students will be assessed with a midterm test and with a final test. Both will take place in class. The content of the tests will correspond to the topics discussed during the seminars.

Attendance is compulsory, max 3 absences per semester are allowed.

Syllabus -

Last update: doc. Luca Cilibrasi, Ph.D. (23.11.2021)

week 1. The logical problem of language acquisition (CH1)

week 2. Learning the phonemic contrasts of the native language (CH2)

week 3. Categorical perception and why it matters (PDF provided)

week 4. Acquisition of the lexicon (CH3)

week 5. The emergence of syntax (CH4)

week 6. Midterm exam

week 7. Acquisition of passive and complex structures (CH7)

week 8. Language and other cognitive abilities (CH11)

week 9. The bilingual child (CH11)

week 10. Second language acquisition in adult age (PDF provided)

week 11. Developmental language impairment (CH11)

week 12. Dyslexia (CH11)

week 13. Final exam