EPSY 532
Language Dev and Socialization

Credit:4 hours.

Addresses basic processes in language development, with special attention to the impact of social and cultural contexts on that process. Includes historical and contemporary theoretical frameworks of language acquisition; crosscultural investigations of communication; acquisition under atypical circumstances. Special focus on how communicative practices generate sociocultural knowledge and competence among children and how children are socialized to use language. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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