013105 Language Development

6cp
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: Liam Morgan

This subject provides a framework for studying first and second language development, with particular emphasis on social and functional perspectives on language learning. In doing so, it draws out implications for classroom pedagogical practices. The subject offers a survey of the principal topics currently addressed in the study of second language acquisition, and of the major research methods and paradigms used in such studies.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $499.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $1,860.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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