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53972-01 - Seminar: First language acquisition of English (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Heike Behrens (heike.behrens@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this seminar we will look at a number of domains in first language acquisition: lexical development and morphosyntactic development. We will look at these phenomena from the infants' perspective: What does it take to first learn a word and then elaborate on its meaning? How does one identify the function of word order or grammatical morphemes? In order to show that language develops gradually, different methods were developed that help us to learn about the child's mind. We will analyze corpus data in order to trace developmental processes. |
| Learning objectives | Students learn about the major developmental milestones in learning English as a first language, and how to think about developmental processes. We will have datasessions to make you familiar with the typical features of the developing language system. |
| Bibliography | A selection of chapters from: - Brooks, P. J., & Kempe, V. (2012). "Language development". Chichester: BPS Blackwell. - Clark, Eve V. (2016). "First language acquisition". 3rd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Ibbotson, Paul (2022). "Language Acquisition: The basics." London: Taylor & Francis. - Rowland, C. (2014). "Understanding child language acquisition". London, New York: Routledge. - Saxton, M. (2017). "Child language: Acquisition and development" (2 ed.). London: SAGE Publications. |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for students of the MA English, MA Sprache und Kommunikation, and BA English students who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please register for this course on services unibas.ch. In order to ensure a good learning environment, we aim at no more than 20 students per linguistics seminar. We ask you to sign up for classes via the following doodle link that will be live during the window specified below. Link: https://doodle.com/poll/3gex84nbefh4fr9f?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link or https://tinyurl.com/engsemST23. **Please only register for a maximum of TWO seminars and only for more than one if you really intend to take both courses.** Should you have not made it into one of the courses and you are only able to register on the list in a position higher than 20, we guarantee that we will take you in the course with the least student numbers. The doodle will open on January 3, 2023, 10am (CET) and close on February 13, 2023, 2pm (CET). |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 22.02.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 01.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Wednesday 08.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 15.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 22.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 29.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 05.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 12.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 19.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 26.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 03.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 10.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 17.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 24.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 31.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Sprache als Prozess (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | aktive Teilnahme (max 2 Absenzen) + Gruppenarbeit und -präsentation |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |