SLHS 208 - Introduction to Language

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
An introductory course investigating various aspects of language, including its structure, processing, acquisition, and neurological organization.

Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-D1-2 - Lower Division Social Sciences
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain the relationship between thought, language, and speech/sign.
Identify the components of language in a given language sample and describe how those components work together.
Explain the brain and neurocognitive bases of language processing.
Describe the sequence of development in child language acquisition.
Demonstrate knowledge of how speech is produced.
Identify the cognitive mechanisms involved in language comprehension and production.
Provide examples of how bilingual and monolingual language processing differs.
List the typical methods used in psycholinguistic research.
Develop your ability to critically analyze and interpret research on language.

D1-2. Lower-division Social Science Electives Learning Outcomes

Specify how social, political, economic, and environmental systems and/or behavior are interwoven;
Explain how humans individually and collectively relate to relevant sociocultural, political, economic, and/or environmental systems-how they produce, resist, and transform them;
Discuss and debate issues from the course’s disciplinary perspective in a variety of cultural, historical, contemporary, and/or potential future contexts; and
Explore principles, methodologies, value systems, and ethics employed in social scientific inquiry.