Spring 2022

PSYCH C143 001 - LEC 001

Formerly Linguistics C146/Psychology C143

Language Acquisition

Mahesh Srinivasan

Jan 18, 2022 - May 06, 2022

Mo, We

11:00 am - 11:59 am

Lewis 100

Class #:28577

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Psychology

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: -29

Enrolled: 129

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 100

Waitlist Max: 0

No Reserved Seats

Also offered as: LINGUIS C146

Hours & Workload

2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by Mahesh Srinivasan

An overview of topics and theories in language acquisition: early development of speech perception and production, word learning, generalizing linguistic structure, and differences between first language acquisition, second language acquisition, and bilingualism. We will also compare different theoretical approaches, and address the classic "nature vs. nurture" question by examining both traditional generativist approaches and more recent usage based models.

Class Notes

***Due to a system glitch in the enrollment software campus uses, cross-listed classes in the Psychology department will be handled differently moving forward. Instead of the regular Phase I class setup of open seats (reserved for Psych majors) and a waitlist (for all other students), ALL seats in Phase I will be on the waitlist.

At the end of Phase I, Psychology and Cog Sci students will be prioritized and enrolled into the class.

As in other semesters, Psychology will make additional seats available in Phase II for all students. If you make it on the waitlist (Phase I or II), there is a chance you will get into the class barring conflicts, holds, and unit cap maximums. There is no guarantee that you will have a seat in the class though. show less