課程名稱

(中英文併列)

兒童語言發展

The development of child language

授課教師

張鑑如

開課系級

語言所二年級

選別

選修

人數限制

學分數

上

下

2

課程目標

This course aims to provide a broad introduction to children’s language development and to familiarize the most widely used tools for child language research, the Child Language Data Exchange System (CHILDES).  Themes running through the course include (1) levels of language development (precursors to speech, one word stage, word-combination, syntax, and  connected discourse), individual differences, acquisition of Mandarin Chinese, second language acquisition, etc. (2) theories and research of language acquisition, and (3) methodology on child language research.  Students are expected to familiarize how children talk at various ages, factors and processes influencing language acquisition, and how to analyze language data using the CHILDES. Besides lectures and discussion sections, this course will offer computer laboratory to help students master two of the major tools of the CHILDES, the CHAT transcription system and the CLAN analysis programs.

課程綱要

Session 1   Introduction and orientations

Session 2   Overview of the field of child language research and methods

Session 3   The paralinguistic period

Session 4    Early lexicon

Session 5   Introduction to the CHILDES system

Session 6   CHILDES: CLAN programs (1)

Session 7   CHILDES: CLAN programs (2)

Session 8   CHILDES: CLAN programs (3)

Session 9   CHILDES: CLAN programs (4)

Session 10  Early grammar

Session 11  Speech act, conversational skills, and discourse

Session 12  Theoretical approaches to language acquisition

Session 13  Individual differences in language development

Session 14  Atypical language development

Session 15  Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese (1)

Session 16  Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese (2)

Session 17  L2 acquisition

Session 18  project presentation

授課方式

Lectures

Computer laboratory

Oral reports

Group discussion

Research project presentation

教材

1. Gleason, J.B. (Ed.) (2005).  The development of language (6^th ed.).  New York: Macmillan.

2.  MacWhinney, B. (2000).  The CHILDES project: Tools for analyzing talk.  Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

3.  Sokolov, J. L., & Snow, C. E. (Eds.) (1994).  Handbook of research   in language development using CHILDES.  Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

4.  A collection of photocopied journal articles and papers.

成績評量

Attendance and participation 20%

Oral reports 20%

Transcription exercise 10%

Research project 50%