- Department: Language and Linguistic Science
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Tamar Keren-Portnoy
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years: 2022-23
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2021-22 |
This module will provide a review of bilingual development. Some of the issues to be considered are:
the controversy over 'one system vs. two' in bilingual acquisition;
the effect of bilingualism on cognition;
code-switching in children and adults;
aspects of bilingual education.
By the end of the course you should have a good understanding of the complex questions surrounding bilingualism and should be able to critically evaluate the issues involved.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Term Paper |
N/A | 100 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Term Paper |
N/A | 100 |
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Papers or book chapters will be assigned each week; they will be made available electronically at the beginning of term.