Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Autumn Term 2022-23 to Summer Term 2022-23 |
Two faculties that set us apart from other animals are our extraordinary capacity to learn and to communicate. This module focuses on these faculties through the psychological study of infant and child development, and the acquisition of language skills from infancy to adulthood. The module begins with a broad introduction to language and development, leading to a more detailed look at infancy (including cognitive, linguistic, and motoric abilities) and early language acquisition. The module ends with consideration of how, as adults, we manage to recognize the sounds we hear as comprising individual words.
Year 1 begins with a broad introduction to language and development, leading to a more detailed look at infancy (including cognitive, linguistic, and motoric abilities) and early language acquisition. Year 1 ends with a consideration of how, as adults, we manage to recognize the sounds we hear as comprising individual words.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) Language & Development (Paper 1) |
1 hours | 25 |
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) Language & Development (Paper 2) |
1.5 hours | 30 |
Essay/coursework 1650 Word Essay |
N/A | 20 |
Essay/coursework Practical |
N/A | 20 |
Groupwork Mini Project |
N/A | 5 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) Language & Development (Paper 1) |
1 hours | 25 |
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) Language & Development (Paper 2) |
1.5 hours | 30 |
Essay/coursework 1650 Word Essay |
N/A | 20 |
Essay/coursework Practical |
N/A | 20 |
The marks on all assessed work will be provided on e-vision.
Students will meet supervisors in wk 6 in AuT, SpT and wk 9 in SuT to discuss their marks.
Harley, T. A. (2008). The Psychology of Language: From data to theory (3rd. ed.) Hove: Psychology Press.
Slater S. & Bremner, J. G. (2011). An Introduction to Developmental Psychology, 2nd edition.