SPECIAL NOTE:
This is an advanced level elective unit
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KHA331
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 2
H
On Campus
16-JUL-2012
10-AUG-2012
03-SEP-2012
20-OCT-2012
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
In this unit, students are introduced to the most important and hotly debated issues in the psychology of language. Lecture topics include the distinctive features of human language as a system of communication, current theories of how children acquire language, how humans understand and produce language (both successfully and unsuccessfully), the development and teaching of reading and spelling, and some sociocultural factors that can influence language use. In practical classes, students engage in exercises linked to the lectures, and gather data for writing an assignment on an aspect of language.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: Short-answer exercises and essays totalling 1000 words overall (25%); research report of 1500 words (25%); two-hour exam (50%)
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