Universität Wien

160153 PS Introductory Seminar on Language Acquisition (2023S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

MO 12.06.2023 15.45-17.15 Ort: Medien-und Methodenlabor Sensengasse 3a 2.OG

  • Monday 06.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 20.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 27.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 17.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 24.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 08.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 15.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 22.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 05.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 12.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 19.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Monday 26.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will establish the study of language acquisition as an integral part of the theory of the human language ability. During the course you will also learn about the characteristics of the process of language acquisition and how some theories propose to account for them. After a few more general sessions, we will concentrate on language acquisition in the first year of life. You will see that children's knowledge of abstract grammar is surprisingly advanced even before they utter their first word. Then we move onto the acquisition of more complex syntactic phenomena, including a selection of the following (taking into account student interest): the emergence of functional categories, the acquisition of binding, the acquisition of passives, the optional infinitive or the null subject phase, and the acquisition of negation, wh-questions, information structure and quantifiers.

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance, participation and presentation: 25%, Final written work: 75%
Overall, 50% of success in each component merits a pass grade.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students are expected to regularly attend class and actively participate in the discussion. There is also a reading for every week to facilitate the discussion, which students are expected to read in advance. Students must give an ungraded presentation on a research paper and submit a final essay. Final essay will be marked according to pre-published marking criteria to be made available on Moodle.

Examination topics

topics discussed in class, readings

Reading list

To be made available on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

MA1-M3

Last modified: Mo 12.06.2023 09:07