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The successful participants will:
(i) demonstrate knowledge of and insight into key concepts and significant recent advances in the field of first and second language acquisition;
(ii) be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the analysis of given and self-collected empirical data;
(iii) have acquired skills which enable them to identify issues in the study of language acquisition, gather and interpret relevant data and make judgements regarding different theoretical models of language development
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This course introduces students to the scientific study of first and second language acquisition, separately and in comparison with one another. This course addresses the phenomenon of language acquisition from two angles. The first half focuses on the acquisition of English as a first or native language (L1) during childhood (from birth to age 5). The second half focuses on the acquisition of English as a second or foreign language (L2). Similarities and differences between the two processes will be addressed and investigated.
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This course is part of the Language Matters specialisation.
LAS and TCS students who follow this course as part of the core curriculum of their major, need to complete a compulsory preparation course/assignment. See for more information: https://tcs.sites.uu.nl/
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