CJBB93 Introduction into the Study of Language Acquisition

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Linda Krahula Doleží, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Linda Krahula Doleží, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Timetable
Wed 18:20–19:55 C11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
In the seminar we will focus on the process of language acquisition from several different perspectives. First, main approaches to language acquisition – special nativists and „nonnativist“ will be discussed. Second, attention will be paid to the acquisition processes of language phenomena in the areas of phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicon and syntax. Besides L1 acquisition (mother tongue) we will also deal with L2 acquisition (foreign languages) and pay special attention to bilingualism and other types of „unusual“ language development (acquisition in subjects with hearing and sight impairment, subjects with Down syndrome and Williams syndrome etc.). Furthermore, possible methods of language acquisition research and their contribution to other areas of interest will be discussed. The aim of the seminar is not only to get acquainted with the process of language acquisition from the psycholinguistic point of view but also to stress the close interconnection of language acquisition with other disciplines dealing with the acquisition of language.
Syllabus
  • Introduction – organization of the seminar, introduction into language acquisition, introduction into the basic approaches to L1 acquisition
  • Acquisition of phonology and morphology
  • Acquisition of lexicon
  • Acquisition of syntactic phenomena
  • Bilingualism – simultaneous aqcuisition of two (and more) languages, foreign language acquisition
  • Acquisition in subjects with hearing and sight impairments
  • Acquisition in subjects with Down syndrome and Williams Syndrome
  • Methods of language acquisition research
  • Conclusion – summary, discussion – language acquisition and interdisciplinarity
Literature
  • Kapitoly z dějin české jazykovědné bohemistiky
  • Encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Jana Pleskalová. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2002, 604 s. ISBN 80-7106-484-X. info
  • ČERNÝ, J. Dějiny lingvistiky. Praha: Votobia, 1996. info
Teaching methods
Type of course: seminar
Assessment methods
Type of assessment: credit Credits will be acquired on the basis of: regular attendance, active participation, presentation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2009.
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