COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 4208 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU ILKAY KARAMAN

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge on the different stages of language acquisition in children within a time table and the potential problems they may face from birth on.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

0   Students are expected to
1   establish a linkage between communicatin-language-speech in the evolution of speech
2   give information on the theories of language acquisition
3   learn the language acquisition time-table
4   observe children's phonetic, syntactic, morphologic, semantic and pragmatic development
5   observe the development of reading and writing skills in children
6   identify problems in the development of language and speech acquisition
7   classify communication, langugage and speech disorders

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The linkage between communication-language-speech in the evolution of speech. Language and society. Speech and language. Language production and cognition. Speech and the evolution of the brain. Speech and the development of the brain in child.
2 The content of language (semantics). Language and morphology. Language performance. The importance of language acquisition.
3 Theories on language acquisition in children. The behavioristic approach. The psychlinguistic approach.
4 Approac to social influence. The sociolinguistic approach. Weaknesses and strengths of the theories on language acquisition.
5 The phonetic development. Phonetic acquisition in children. The developmental stages in phonetic acquisition. Evaluating the developmental stages in phonetic acquisition.
6 Syntactic and morphological development. Morphology. Syntax. The structure of Turkish. Syntactic and morphological acquisition in children. Evaluating the syntactic and morphological developmental stages. The different developmental stages in syntax and morphology. Factors determining the order of the acquisition of morphemes.
7 Semantic development in children. The relationship between referential meaning and concept. Concept acquisition and concept development. The acquisition of words in children. Early childhood semantic development.
8 Mid-term exam.
9 Pre-school semantic development. In-school semantic development. What do we know about semantic acquisition in Turkish
10 Pragmatic development. The development of extra-linguistic knowledge. The functions of language. Developing sensitivity to interlocution and interaction. What do we know about the acquisition of pragmatics in Turkish
11 The development of reading and writing skills in children. Facts about reading and writing. Some important pre-skills in reading and writing. Processes in reading. Stages in the developing reading skills. Writing. How to teach reading and writing
12 Reasons for problems in language and speech development. The effects of problems on language and speech development.
13 Communication, Language and speech disorders. The classification of communication, language and speech disorders.
14 Overview and questions. Preparation for the final exam.
15 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Aksan, Doğan (2006) Dil, Şu Büyülü Düzen. 2. Basım. Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi.
2. Başkan, Özcan (2003) Bildirişim: Insan Dili ve Ötesi. Istanbul: Multilingual.
3. Crystal, David (1987) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4. Topbaş, Seyhun (2010) Dil ve Kavram Gelişimi. 4. Baskı. Ankara: Kök Yayıncılık.
5. Vygotsky, L. S. (1998) Düşünce ve Dil. 2. Baskı. Istanbul: Toplumsal Dönüşüm Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Mid-term exam
2. Final exam

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated through mid-term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- Class attendance of 70% is obligatory.
2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of assignments/projects.
3- Copying and plagiarising in assignments and during exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.karaman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.12141
LO.22151
LO.31252
LO.42241
LO.51131
LO.61242
LO.72251
LO.82242

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