Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN' S LANGUAGE | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | LAN101 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | - Βυγκότσκι, Λ. (1993). Σκέψη και γλώσσα. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Γνώση - Κουτσουβάνου, Ε. (1991). Η γλωσσική ανάπτυξη του παιδιού προσχολικής ηλικίας και η τηλεόραση. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Οδυσσέας. - Πιαζέ, Ζ. (2001). Η γλώσσα και η σκέψη του παιδιού. Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη. | ||||||||
Course Contents | Historical review: The effect of Chomsky’s theory, new ways of description of language and language development, historical development of the field, emphasis in syntax, emphasis in semantics, emphasis in communication, the situation today. Theoretical aspects of language learning: Theories of learning, the nature of language system, the nature of learning conditions, the nature of learning procedures. The acquisition of phonology: The phonological development of child and theories of phonological development. The acquisition of grammar: The system of grammar, the ability of grammatical analysis, phenomena of grammatical development, theoretical approaches to the acquisition of grammar. The acquisition of semantics: The semantics of language, the psychological dimension of the acquisition of lexicon, theories of semantic development. The development of grammatical, textual, and sociolinguistic abilities: the development of communicative intentions and abilities, pragmatic knowledge, textual knowledge, sociolinguistic knowledge. Communicative abilities and education: Cognitive dimensions of language use, social and personal language, framed and unframed language, directional and interpretative language, referential and expressive language, social dimensions of language use, intercultural differences in linguistic socialization, communicative competences and education. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The teaching consists of lectures that provide the theoretical background, discussions for the acquisition of phonological system, grammar, and sociolinguistic skills, and research-presentation by the students. The aim of the course is the development of critical thought, research skills and the preparation of students for the teaching practice. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |