Chinese Language Acquisition

AY2017/2018 Semester 1

Part 1: Chinese Language Acquisition: First Language Acquisition (L1 Acquisition) 1. Introduction to theories in language acquisition and Chinese language acquisition as L1 2. Research Methodologies in Language Acquisition 3. Development of phonetics and phonology in Chinese: Early Phonetic Abilities and Speech Perception in Chinese 4. Development of the lexicon: How children learn the meanings of words in Chinese 5. Development of morphosyntax: The role of syntactic knowledge in Chinese language acquisition 6. Development of Syntax: The role of word order knowledge in Chinese Sentence construction Part 2: Chinese Language Acquisition: Second Language Acquisition (L2 Acquisition) 1. Introduction to Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 2. Cognition in first and second language acquisition 3. Developmental Features in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 4. Cross-linguistic Influences in Learning Chinese as L2: The role of the linguistic environment 5. Foreign Language Aptitude: The role of affect and other individual differences in learning Chinese as a second language 6. Social Dimensions in Learning Chinese as a Second Language