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PSYCH 316Pragmatic Language Development

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Psychology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course is an in-depth introduction to pragmatic language development with a focus on children's conversational and narrative ability. Students will learn about typical and atypical pragmatic language development from a longitudinal, social-cognitive, and multi-cultural perspective and with respect to longer-term outcomes such as social competence, friendship, and success in school. Students will learn from the diversity of experiences of their peers and instructor, engaging in professional communication.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

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2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention PSYCH 316, April 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2024

Winter 2016

Is there any courses about brain studies, neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology ? 0 points, 2 comments

“I am a 1A CS student and I am deciding which courses to take ?”

u/AnIncredibleMetric: “… to describe how people process information when reading) PSYCH 314 Cognitive Development PSYCH 316 Pragmatic Language Development PSYCH 320 Language Development (Developmental Psych is really cool to see where the foundations of Cognition get laid down) Most of the Developmental …”

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