PSY 320 - Language Development in Young Children

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Post University

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Description:

This course introduces students to the field of developmental psycholinguistics. It focuses on the processes and mechanisms by which young children (from birth to age eight) acquire competence in language. The major milestones of language development, including maturational readiness, speech perception and production, precursors to language, one- and two-word utterances, overextension of meaning, modulation of meaning, and complex construction are surveyed. Attention is also given to the major theories of language acquisition: biological, behaviorist, and social-cognitive. Prerequisite: PSY101.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.post.edu/

Phone Number:

(800) 345-2562

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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