2023-2024 / LOGO5008-1

Psycholinguistics and speech therapy in bilingualism and multilingualism

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a foreign language (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in linguistics (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy3 crédits 
 Master in psychology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Annick Comblain

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

1. Bilinguals and bilingualism

- Definitin

- The complementarity of languages

2. Factors influencing bilingualism

- Quantity and quality of interactions

- Choice of languages and parenting strategies

- Variability of linguistic sources

3. Learn to speak and communicate in two languages

- "Normal" development

- Development within the framework of a pathology

4. Learn to read and write in two languages

- "Normal" development

- Development within the framework of a pathology

5. Language awareness and school learning

- the different types of education

- the special case of students from immigrant backgrounds

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • Kowledge of the main language learning characteristics and systems
  • Indentifying in the scientific literature information on important variables in language acquisition (in a natural and educational environment)
  • To take a critical position based on common assertions regarding the acquisition of foreign languages

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No prerequiste

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face course

Podcast not available.

Additional information:

Face-to-face theoritical lessons

Recommended or required readings

Books and documents

Online copy of the slides

Comblain, A. (2023). Bilinguisme et apprentissage précoce des langues. Un petit tour des idées reçues. Presses universitaires de Liège (open access)

Scientific papers
 

Bibliography to go further (not necessary required)

Paradis, J., Genesee, F., & Crago, M. (2011). Dual language development & disorders. A Handbook on bilingualism and second language. Paul Brookes Publishin Co.

Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2013) How languages are learned. Oxford University Press

Bijlevekd, H-A., Estienne, F, & Vander Linden, F. (2014). Multilinguisme et orthophonie. Elsevier-Masson

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Additional information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Additional information:

Open-ended long and short answer questions including questions (QROL SMART questionnaires):

- knowledge

- integration of the subject (reflection on concrete cases)

At the end of each chapter, examples of questions will be given
 

The scoring of questions takes into account:

- clarity of the answers

- precision of the technical terms used

N.B.: a penalty is provided for in the event of irrelevant or false elements in the answer, even if the answer is globally correct


The subject of the exam includes:

- slides

- the oral course (comments on the slides, examples, illustrations)

- videos (even if they are not fully seen during the course)

- Book and documents

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

None

Contacts

a.comblain@uliege.be

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