Email: jmcimore@uncg.edu

Adjunct Instructor: Terri H. Ramsey, M.Ed. CCC-SLP

Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 10:45-11:45 and by appointment

Ferguson

Email: tramsey2@earthlink.net
 
 

Course Description: Theory and evidence of the chronological development of phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics, and pragmatics in the child.

Prerequisites: Junior and senior majors only or by permission of instructor.

Corequisites: CSD 306, 307, 309

Required Text:

Owens, Robert. (2000). Language Development: An Introduction (5^th ed.) Needham Heights, NY: Allyn & Bacon.

Schwartz, S. & Heller-Miller, J. (1996). The Language of Toys (2^nd ed.) Bethseda, MD: Woodbine House.

Course Objectives:

This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of language development. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Define language and its components.
2. Identify and describe the stages of normal language development.
3. Describe the major theories of language acquisition.
4. Describe organic and environmental factors that are associated with language delay.
5. Discuss language disorders and their association with various exceptionalities.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of multicultural perspective on language development and disorders.
7. Obtain and interpret a language sample using Brown's Stages.
8. Read professional journal articles and prepare written summary and critique.

1. Class Attendance. Students are expected to attend all classes.
2. Class Participation. Students are expected to contribute to class discussions and participate in all class activities.
3. Tests and final examination. There will be 2 tests and the final.
4. Journal Articles. Students will prepare a written summary and critique of three journal articles dealing directly with speech and language development or disorders. Articles must be from professional journals in speech-language pathology or related field. For each article, students will prepare a one page single spaced summary and critical reaction. At the top of each article review, include a citation. An example follows.

 

 

Long, A.B. & Wood, C.D. (1991). Teaching students with hearing impairment to

Sign videotaped models. Journal of Hearing Impairment, 23, 191-213.

5. Language Sample. Each student will obtain a 25 utterance language sample from a child between the ages of two and four, record the utterances, calculate the MLU, and indicate with which of Brown's Stages the child's language development corresponds.

each chapter and other activities as instructor assigned. Specific questions for which

students will be responsible are included in the syllabus.
 

Grading:
Test I	20%
Test II	20%
Journal Articles	20%
Language Sample	20%
Final Examination	10%
Question Set Notebook	10%
Scale
98-100	A+
93-97	A
90-92	A-
87-89	B+
83-86	B
80-82	B-
77-79	C+
73-76	C
70-72	C-
60-69	D
Below 60	F

Honor Code and Class Attendance

Students must abide by the UNCG Academic Honor Policy at all times and, all assignments and examinations must be pledged in order to receive credit. A complete description of this policy may be found in the UNCG Policies for Students. The instructor will promptly investigate any suspicion of an infraction, and College procedures will be followed.

Class attendance is expected. Absences will be excused only with a doctor's excuse or letter from the Dean explaining the reason. If 10% of classes are missed, the student's final grade may be lowered one letter.

Disability Statement

The instructor will make all appropriate accommodations for students' documented learning disabilities. Students must bring documentation, complete with all recommendations, to instructor during the first week of class.
 
 

Date	Topic	Readings
Aug. 21	Introduction / Course Requirements	pp. 3-6
Aug. 23, 28	Overview	pp. 6-29  Chpt. 1 LOT
Aug. 30, Sept. 4	Language Development Theory	Portions of Chpt. 2
Sept. 6, 11	The Developing Child	Chpt. 3  Chpt. 2 LOT
Sept. 13, 18	CNS Organization/ Language Processing	Chpt. 4
Sept. 20, 25	Cognitive Development JOURNAL ARTICLES DUE	pp. 129-151 Chpt. 3 LOT
Sept. 27, Oct. 2	Pragmatic Development	Chpt. 6 &  pp. 275-291  pp. 349-370
Oct. 4	TEST 1
Oct. 6-9	FALL BREAK
Oct. 11, 16	Finish Pragmatics; Language Learning and Organization	Chpt. 8
Oct. 18, 23, 25	Semantics Development	pp. 292-303  pp. 370-379
Oct. 30, Nov. 1	Morphological and Syntax Development	pp. 305-340  pp. 382-391
Nov. 6, 8, 13	Phonological Development	pp. 340-345  pp. 391-392
Nov. 15	Catch-up; Language Sample Due
Nov. 22	TEST 2
Nov. 27, 29	Reading Development/ Phonological Awareness	pp. 393-407
Dec. 5	Language Differences	Chpt. 13
Dec. 7	Disorders, Intervention Intro.	LOT
Dec. 13	8:00 - 11:00	FINAL EXAM