SFL 355

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Language Development

Family Life College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Course Description

Philosophical, social, intellectual, and emotional contexts of language acquisition and usage.

When Taught

Fall and Winter

Credit Hours

Min

Fixed/Max

Lecture Hours

Fixed

Lab Hours

Fixed

Note

Offered by BYU Independent Study; enroll anytime throughout the year; one year to complete; additional tuition required; register at is.byu.edu.

Learning Outcomes

Title

Content and Theory

Learning Outcome

Critically evaluate the development of language and communication in children. Be able to analyze basic theoretical and empirical issues and concepts associated with language acquisition. Understand and discuss communicative development in infancy, semantic and syntactic development, language and literacy in the school years.