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As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Loes Koring
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
20cp in LING units at 2000 level or above including (LING220 or LING2220)
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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 is an introduction to current theories of child language acquisition, including the generative approach and usage-based approaches. The focus of the unit is typically-developing children's acquisition of morphology and syntax, but we also discuss children with developmental language delay. Tutorials review online lecture content, test linguistic hypotheses by investigating transcript data from children's spontaneous speech, and discuss appropriate methodologies for evaluating knowledge of language in different populations of children. This unit introduces foundational theoretical knowledge regarding child language development that is important for anyone wishing to do the Master of Speech and Language Pathology and work with children. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assessment Submissions
Assessments are to be submitted electronically via the LING3384 iLearn page unless otherwise advised. Instructions for submitting assessments via Turnitin are available here:
http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/assignments.htm
Late submissions:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Analysing child language data | 35% | No | Week 12 |
Review Quiz 2 | 15% | No | Week 9 |
Review Quiz 1 | 10% | No | Week 4 |
Final Exam | 40% | No | Exam period |
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 35%
In this assignment, you use child language data from the CHILDES corpora in order to test linguistic hypotheses about language development. You will organise the data, use graphs or charts to illustrate findings, and interpret the data.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 15%
This quiz reviews lecture and tutorial content on early child language acquisition
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 10%
This quiz reviews foundational issues and theories of child language acquisition
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Exam period
Weighting: 40%
The final examination reviews lecture/tutorial content for the entire unit.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Please note that this unit has been altered to accommodate our delivery provisions in compliance with current COVID-19 requirements (Special Circumstance delivery). Learning activities (such as tutorials and other small group learning activities) will be offered on-campus while keeping an online version available for those students who choose to continue their studies online (selected via eStudent). Learning activities for this unit will be delivered as follows:
Please see schedule posted on the iLearn site.
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Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook