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PS32028: Language development

[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Psychology
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must ( take PS22007 AND take PS22009 ) OR take PS20107
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit you will be able to:
Compare and contrast the theoretical accounts of language acquisition.
Critically examine the methodology used to investigate child language acquisition.
Discuss the definition and associated characteristics of children with developmental language disorders.


Synopsis: "Gain introductory knowledge of the challenges faced by children during language development, the theoretical accounts of child language acquisition and the experimental and naturalistic study of language development. You will also learn about Developmental Language Disorder and the consequences of language disorders."

Content: The following topics will be covered in this unit: Describing and evaluating the differing theoretical accounts of language development and their historical contexts. Discussing the time course of infant communication and language development as well as the specific skills (and underlining cognitive processes) involved in language acquisition. Critically evaluating the role that parents play in child language development. Describing and evaluating language acquisition problems and associated strengths and difficulties of children with developmental language disorder. Critically evaluating the different techniques of studying child language acquisition; including child experimentations, artificial language learning studies, analysis of child and child directed speech, and computational modelling.

Course availability:

PS32028 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Education
  • UHED-AFB20 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology (Year 3)
  • UHED-AKB12 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology with Professional Placement (Year 4)
Department of Psychology

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