Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
1. Bilinguals and bilingualism
- Definitin
- The complementarity of languages
2. Factors influencing bilingualism
- Quantity and quality of interactions
- Choice of languages and parenting strategies
- Variability of linguistic sources
3. Learn to speak and communicate in two languages
- "Normal" development
- Development within the framework of a pathology
4. Learn to read and write in two languages
- "Normal" development
- Development within the framework of a pathology
5. Language awareness and school learning
- the different types of education
- the special case of students from immigrant backgrounds
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Kowledge of the main language learning characteristics and systems
- Indentifying in the scientific literature information on important variables in language acquisition (in a natural and educational environment)
- To take a critical position based on common assertions regarding the acquisition of foreign languages
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No prerequiste
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face course
Podcast not available.
Additional information:
Face-to-face theoritical lessons
Recommended or required readings
Books and documents
Online copy of the slides
Comblain, A. (2023). Bilinguisme et apprentissage précoce des langues. Un petit tour des idées reçues. Presses universitaires de Liège (open access)
Scientific papers
Bibliography to go further (not necessary required)
Paradis, J., Genesee, F., & Crago, M. (2011). Dual language development & disorders. A Handbook on bilingualism and second language. Paul Brookes Publishin Co.
Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2013) How languages are learned. Oxford University Press
Bijlevekd, H-A., Estienne, F, & Vander Linden, F. (2014). Multilinguisme et orthophonie. Elsevier-Masson
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Open-ended long and short answer questions including questions (QROL SMART questionnaires):
- knowledge
- integration of the subject (reflection on concrete cases)
At the end of each chapter, examples of questions will be given
The scoring of questions takes into account:
- clarity of the answers
- precision of the technical terms used
N.B.: a penalty is provided for in the event of irrelevant or false elements in the answer, even if the answer is globally correct
The subject of the exam includes:
- slides
- the oral course (comments on the slides, examples, illustrations)
- videos (even if they are not fully seen during the course)
- Book and documents
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
None
Contacts
a.comblain@uliege.be