Academic Catalog

PSY514 LANGUAGE DEV. AND BILINGUALISM

Course Code: 2330514
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Psychology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. BAÞAK ÞAHÝN ACAR
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Basic mechanisms of native and second language acquisition will be comparatively reviewed. The course will also include issues of bilingualism and multilingualism in children and adolescents with a particular emphasis on research on Turkish children living in European countries. Methods of research, testing, diagnosis and intervention derived from studies of linguistic processes in children will be introduced.