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Theories of language
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CASD 2231 Speech & Language Development: Theories of language
Open Educational Resource (OER) created for Professor Epstein's CASD 2231 course.
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Introduction to speech, language, & communication
Theories of language
Neurological foundations of speech & language
Cognitive, perceptual, & motor foundations of speech & language
Social & communicative foundations of speech & language
Language learning in young children in relation to their environments
Language acquisition in toddlers
Pragmatic & semantic development in preschool children
Language form development in preschool children
Early school-age language development
School-age literacy development
Cultural & linguistic differences in language acquisition
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Theories of language
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Theories of language
Summary
Reasons for adopting theories of language.
Contributions and limitations of Behavioral theory, Nativist, theory, Psycholinguistic theories, Sociolinguistic theories, and Interactionist theories.
Child language research - methods of data collection and analysis.
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Nature-Nurture Debate
Gerber, S. & Wankoff, L. (2014). Historical and contemporary views of language learning.
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