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The students are able to connect the acquired basic knowledge on the development of receptive and productive linguistic competences (listening, reading, speaking, writing) with practices in school (main focus: pupils aged 10 to 18). They are aware of gender- and age-specific aspects. They understand the linguistic challenges that learners are confronted with and know adequate options what to do when typical problems in language development occur.

Language acquisition is a complex task during child development, involving oral and written language. It is not only about "technical" skills like decoding letters, but especially about dealing with social practices. In this lecture, we discuss the challenges and tribulations in this process.

Topics:

• Overview on the process of language acquistion (children to adults), gender issues, cognitive development, social aspects.
• Special developmental issues (e.g. dyslexia).
• Main emphasis: development of speaking and listening, reading and writing in childhood and adolescence as well as the influence of school on this process.

Presentations, exercises

Written examination

Fix, Martin (2008): Texte schreiben. Schreibprozesse im Deutschunterricht. 2. Aufl. Paderborn: Schöningh.
Kauschke, Christina (2012): Kindlicher Spracherwerb im Deutschen: Verläufe, Forschungsmethoden, Erklärungsansätze. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter. 
Szagun, Gisela (2011): Sprachentwicklung beim Kind. Ein Lehrbuch. 4. Aufl., vollst. überarb. Neuausg. Weinheim: Beltz.

New curriculum: compulsory module 1.

Equivalent to "Psycholinguistics: The Development of Linguistic Competence" (old curriculum).