Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Rosalind Thornton
Contact via rosalind.thornton@mq.edu.au
AHH 3N-516
By appointment
Administration
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp in LING units at 200 level including (LING220 or LING214 or LING217 or PSY238) or admission to the GCertSphComm or GDipSphComm
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit introduces students to current theories of language acquisition, and studies children's acquisition of word learning, morphology, syntax and pragmatics. Other topics include child bilingualism and child second language acquisition. Tutorials focus on working with data, including transcript data from children's spontaneous speech, and discussions of appropriate experimental methodologies for evaluating children's knowledge of language.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Activities | 20% | Weeks 2 through 11 |
Online Quiz | 8% | Week 4 |
Assignment 1 | 15% | Week 7 |
Online Quiz 2 | 7% | Week 10 |
Assignment 2 | 20% | Week 12 |
Final Exam | 30% | Final Exam Period |
Due: Weeks 2 through 11
Weighting: 20%
Weekly activities based on readings or other materials provided online.
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 8%
This quiz tests students' understanding of the different theories of language acquisition
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 15%
Analysis of data taken from child transcripts in CHILDES
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 7%
Review of class material
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 20%
Analysis and interpretation of a set of data taken from child transcripts in CHILDES
Due: Final Exam Period
Weighting: 30%
Examination covers topics from the entire semester.
Students need access to a computer. The course requires students to download an open access computer program named CLAN to analyse transcripts of child language.
Lectures are recorded using Echo 360 for the first 3 weeks. Later lectures will be delivered through the ilearn website.
Face to face time is a 2 hour weekly workshop.
Please see ilearn website for week by week schedule of topics.
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