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語言是系統性的符號組織，人類藉之表情達意、傳遞思想、建構文化。此複雜而嚴謹的溝通系統為人類所特有，此項能力的習得亦是個體發展的重要指標。
本課程經由多種不同的角度，簡介人類語言發展。除由宏觀的角度，概述演化與人類語言發展的關係。我們亦檢視語言發展與大腦的關係、語言訊息處理的認知基礎、幼兒母語習得的歷程、第二語言及多語習得、典型與非典型語言(語障)發展等議題。藉由以上內涵，帶領學生探索語言發展、認知、與文化間錯綜複雜的關係，進而瞭解人類語言發展的奧妙。
能力項目說明
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（一）提供宏觀視野讓學生瞭解人類語言的演化歷程，思考語言、認知、文化間的關係。 （二）帶領學生認識個體語言發展的進程，探討雙語及多語學習，增進其對非典型語言發展的瞭解。 （三）培養學生思考及觀察力，辨識典型與非典型的語言發展，涵養其社會關懷與包容力。 |
課程進度
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週次 |
日期 |
課程內容 |
課程資料 |
作業 |
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1 |
9/2 |
概述課程內涵 |
Overview
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2 |
9/9 |
語言與演化 |
Evolution of language Ludden: Chapter 1 (pp. 1-32); Kanzi |
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3 |
916 |
語言與演化 |
Evolution of language Ludden: Chapter 1 (pp. 1-32) |
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4 |
9/23 |
語言與大腦 |
Biological bases of language Kennison: Chapter 2 (pp. 27-40) |
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5 |
9/30 |
語言與大腦 |
Biological bases of language: language disorders and atypical development Kennison: Chapter 2 (pp. 27-40) |
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6 |
10/7 |
語言與認知 |
Language and brain development Fromkin: Chap 10 (pp. 459-464); Plasticity |
Project topic |
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7 |
10/14 |
語言與認知 |
Language and brain development Fromkin: Chap 10 (pp. 459-464); Wild child |
Project progress |
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8 |
10/21 |
期中考 |
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9 |
10/28 |
母語習得 |
Language acquisition Kennison: Chapter 3
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Project progress |
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10 |
11/4 |
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Guest speaker
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11 |
11/11 |
母語習得 |
Language acquisition Kennison: Chapter 3; Berko Gleason
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12 |
11/18 |
第二語習得 |
TBA |
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13 |
11/25 |
期末報告 |
期末報告與討論 |
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14 |
12/2 |
期末報告 |
期末報告與討論 |
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15 |
12/9 |
期末報告 |
期末報告與討論 |
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16 |
12/16 |
期末考 |
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Paper due |
▓ 出席及課堂討論 30 %
▓ 指定作業 20 %
▓ 期中考 20 %
▓ 期末報告 30 %
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Book chapters selected from the books below Carroll, D.W. (2008). Psychology of language, 5th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/ Thomson Learning. De Groot, Annette. (2011). Language and cognition in bilinguals and multilinguals: An introduction. New York: Psychology Press. Gleason, J. B., & Ratner, N. B. (Eds.) (2017). The development of language, 9th ed. New York: Pearson. Harley, Trevor A. (2014). The psychology of language: From data to theory, 4th ed. New York: Psychology Press. Kennison, Shelia M. (2019). Psychology of language: Theory and applications. Springer. Owens, Robert. (2020). Language development: An Introduction, 10th ed. New York: Pearson. Paul, Rhea, Norbury, Courtenay, & Gosse, Carolyn. (2018). Language disorders: From infancy through adolescence, 5th ed. Elsevier. Pinker, Steven. (2015). Language, cognition, and human nature (reprint). Oxford University Press. (e-book available in Main library) Reading package: selected paper and supplementary materials (RPG) Reference book Aitchison, J. (2004). The articulate mammal: An introduction to psycholinguistics. 4th ed. London: Routledge. Kennison, Shelia M. (2020). The cognitive neuroscience of humor. APA. Menn, Lise, & Dronkers, Nina F. (2015). Psycholinguistics: Introduction and applications, 2nd ed. Plural Publishing. Nippold, Marilyn A. (2016). Later language development: School-age children, adolescents, and young adults, 4th ed. Pro Ed. Pinker, Steven. (2008). The language instinct: How the mind creates language. 3rd Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition. HarperCollins. Ramachandran, V.S., & Blakeslee, Sandra. (1999). Phantoms in the brain: Probing the mysteries of the human mind. New York: Quill. Ravid, Dorit, & Bat-Zeev Shyldkrot, Hava. (Eds.) (2005). Perspectives on language and language development: Essays in honor of Ruth A. Berman. London: Kluwer Academic. Reed, Vicki. (2018). An introduction to children with language disorders, 5th ed. New York: Pearson. Sacks, Oliver. (1998). The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales. New York: Simon & Schuster. Sacks, Oliver. (2008). Musicophilia: Tales of music and the brain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Sacks, Oliver. (2010). The mind's eye. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. |