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| PSYC2142-1

 | Language Development

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| Duration : | 30h Th | |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Adolphe Rondal | |
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| Course contents :
| Introduction and historical sketch. Prelinguistic and phonological development. Lexical development. Morphosyntactic development. Pragmatic and discursive development. Acquisition of written language. The explanation of language development I.: genes, brain, cognitive basis. The explanation of language development II. : interpersonal relationships. | |
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| Course objective :
| Give students the basic descriptive and explanatroy konwledges about the different aspects of the language ontogenesis. | |
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| Prerequisites :
| PSYC0016: Language psychology | |
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| Organization :
| Seminar work | |
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| Written notes :
| The list of books and articles is available from the department secretary. | |
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| Assessment :
| Based on : participation in the seminar and topic presentation; a written paper submitted at the end of the course on a selected topic relevant to the course; written exam in session(s) | |
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| Contacts :
| Professor J.A. Rondal, B32 sart Tilman, Tél. 3243662005; Assistant L. Docquier, Tél. 324366200°9; Secretary A. Piat, Tél. 3243662006. | |
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