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, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs ATS1339 and ATS1338.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
Reviews
No reviews yetNo reviews yet. Be the first to review ATS3679.
Requisites
Before ATS3679
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ATS3679
No unit lists ATS3679 as a prerequisite in the 2020 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 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- cumulative online learning (Moodle-based tasks)10%
- Quiz25%
- Essay Proposal15%
- Essay Part 120%
- Essay part 230%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
explain the process of language acquisition;
- 2
discuss theories of language acquisition;
- 3
describe child language data in terms of its phonological, morph-syntactic, semantic and pragmatic features;
- 4
critically read publications in the area of child language acquisition and psycho-linguistic in the linguistic literature;
- 5
analyse and interpret raw language data
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
- Tutorials12 hours
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. 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 2020 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?
In 2020, ATS3679 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
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
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021