UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

ATS3679 Psycholinguistics and child language acquisition

Faculty of Arts

ATS3679 Psycholinguistics and child language acquisition is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It needs ATS1339 and ATS1338.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Not offered
Assessment
No exam
5 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3679. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

After ATS3679

No unit lists ATS3679 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: ATS2679

Prerequisite: two gateway units in linguistics (ATS1338, ATS1339, ATS1291, ATS1292) and 12 credit points of level 2 Arts units

Overview

The unit traces the development of child language from pre-speech to the later stages of acquisition, including the development of communicative competence. It examines the development of the child's phonological, syntactic, morphological and semantic system and attempts to account for this development by considering various linguistic models and theories.

Offerings in 2021

The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3679.

Assessment

  • cumulative online learning (Moodle-based tasks)
    10%
  • Quiz
    25%
  • Essay Proposal
    15%
  • Essay Part 1
    20%
  • Essay part 2
    30%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    explain the process of language acquisition;

  2. 2

    discuss theories of language acquisition;

  3. 3

    describe child language data in terms of its phonological, morph-syntactic, semantic and pragmatic features;

  4. 4

    critically read publications in the area of child language acquisition and psycho-linguistic in the linguistic literature;

  5. 5

    analyse and interpret raw language data

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Learning resources

Required resources

There is a prescribed reading for this unit. For details, refer to the Monash Bookshop's webpage (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books).

Where it fits

ATS3679 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Anna Margetts
Chief Examiners
Dr Anna Margetts

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3679?

You need ATS1339 and ATS1338 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is ATS3679 offered?

ATS3679 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.

How much work is ATS3679?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS3679 have an exam?

No. ATS3679 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS3679?

ATS3679 is part of Linguistics and English Language.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Linguistics
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
20202021