Unit of Study: EDPD5005 - Early Language Learning Issues
Language learning in the first five years is a critical base for all future communicative, social, cognitive and academic functioning in humans. This unit examines the range of evidence and issues in this critical area of human learning, with a particular focus on the factors influencing language learning, both positive and negative. Key theories, research and skills in language assessment and interventions are introduced and critically evaluated. The implications of knowledge of initial language learning for older individuals with continuing communicative difficulties are also considered.
Unit coordinator: Associate Professor David Evans
Classes: 1 seminar/workshop x 2 hr x 13 wks
Assessment: presentation (20%); 3000 word essay (40%); and 2 hr exam (40%)
Textbooks: Bernstein, D.K., & Tiegerman, E. (2002). Language and Communication Disorders in Children (5th Ed). New York: Merrill
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This unit of study can be undertaken as a part of the following degree programs:
Master of Education
The Master of Education (MEd) is one of the largest postgraduate coursework programs in Australia, and is designed to develop and support the careers of trained teachers who are teaching professionals, educational administrators, researchers and policymakers. It is not a program that results in a recognised teaching qualification.
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