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This is an introductory course to communication, speech, and language development in children. Students will learn about typical language development in all language domains: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics as it relates to theoretical approaches to language acquisition and intervention from antiracist perspective.

PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES – based on the 6 goals of the Conceptual FrameworkUpon completion of this course, the student will be able to:Define and discuss the terms “communication”, “language”, “speech”, “phonology”, “semantics”, “syntax”, “morphology”, “English as a Second Language”, “bilingualism”, etc.Understand and apply theories of language acquisitionUnderstand and apply theories of speech developmentUnderstand and apply theories of bilingualism and multilingualism

*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.