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LING364 First Language and Literacy Acquisition

Updated: 15 June 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites LING102 or 6cp PSYC unit
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LING306 or LING464 or LING564
Notes None
Combined Units LING564 - First Language and Literacy Acquisition
Coordinator(s) Ines Anton-Mendez (iantonm2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is about how people acquire that complex system of communication, human language, in both its spoken and written forms, and how various theories account for this amazing feat. The topic is viewed from the perspectives of linguistics, cognitive development and social interaction, with reference to both practical and theoretical approaches, and to quantitative, psycholinguistic and qualitative methodologies.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of the developmental patterns children go through in learning phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics in first language acquisition;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the various research methodologies used to study first language acquisition and the major theoretical approaches;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the various views of how children learn to read and write; and
  4. demonstrate an understanding of the difficulties that may arise during the development of language literacy.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit will provide you with a systematic review of the basic concepts and terminology in linguistic theory, and these will serve as the foundation for subsequent analysis of child language acquisition. This will be assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Your involvement in this unit, through online discussion, and through the assessable tasks, will foster your ability to communicate effectively, encourage you to find, organise, and present information effectively; and to construct coherent and well reasoned arguments. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
This unit requires your understanding of data from many different languages. Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural foci, and consideration of "linguistic relativity" and "universal grammar" will enhance your global perspective.This will be assessed via the essays. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Since the unit is delivered online, students will have ample opportunity and motivation to develop skills and confidence in this domain. This will be assessed via Bulletin Board activities and the essays. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit provides the opportunity for you to identify, evaluate and interpret personal learning strategies and study skills that will be valuable throughout your life. 		True
6 Problem Solving
The assessment and general approach emphasises logical analytical-style problem solving. Online participation and project work will require candidates to tackle and solve problems critically and intelligently. Problem-solving skills will be assessed via written assignments and the online tests. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
This unit will develop your intercultural awareness and give you a sense of the relationships that hold between language and social organisation. We hope that the ability to make connections between language use and wider socio-political issues makes you more socially responsible. 		True True
8 Team Work
The assessable online contributions provide the opportunity to develop group knowledge collaboratively. 		True True True
   

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