SLHS 2890 - Language Acquisition

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: ENG 2010 or SLHS 1500 or PSY 1800; or Permission of instructor

This course allows students to investigate theories of language development and describe language developmental patterns in toddler, preschool and school-age children. The interrelationship between linguistic, cognitive and social competencies in communicative development will be explored. Students will gain knowledge concerning the diversity of normal communicative development found in a pluralistic society.