Acquisition du langage oral [ LLOGO1212 ]

·         Communication development

·         Phonological development

·         Lexical and semantic development

·         Syntactical development

·         Pragmatic development

·         Theoretical approaches to language acquisition

·         Normal variations in spoken language development

·         Atypical spoken language development

·         Spoken language development during the school years

·         Second language acquisition (bilingualism)

·         Spoken language development in the adult years

·         The effects of aging on spoken language

To obtain a general view on the ontogenesis of spoken language both from a descriptive perspective as well as in terms of the involved cognitive processes.

With respect to the reference list of academic competences, this course primarily aims to bring the students to :

• A1. master the knowledge that allows to explain and understand an individual, a group or an organisation
• E2. identify the contribution and added value of psychological scientific research in the understanding of given situations

Secondly, this course aims to bring the students to:

• A2. analyse, criticise in a motivated way and model a situation (individual, group or organisation) with reference to theories, empirical results, methods and tools relevant for psychology
• E1. master the stages, methodologies and tools of psychological and educational scientific research

Evaluation in session

Written exam (30 multiple choice questions and one open question)

Lectures

Reference manual: Gleason, J. B. & Ratner, N. B. (Eds.) ((2013). The
Development of Language, 8th Edition. Boston: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.