CMDS 460 - Language Development

This course is designed to provide an overview of typical American English language development, including major American dialects. Child language is placed in the context of social, motor, and cognitive development from birth through adolescence. Emphasis is placed on the crucial relationship between language development and literacy acquisition. Participants use basic language observation and analysis techniques to explore phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics and pragmatics.

Prerequisites:

CMDS 200 - Introduction to Communication Disorders

and

CMDS 261 - Phonetics

or permission of the instructor.

Credits: 3
NOTE: The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.