Course
Course 7.5 credits • LINB26
Do you want to understand how humans learn languages and how we use them in everyday life? Then this course is for you!
This course focuses on how we use and learn languages, when we speak, write, and gesture. You will learn about how we understand and produce language, and how these processes work in the brain. The course covers everything from how young children learn their first language to how older children and adults learn new languages.
The course is also part of the introductory course in linguistics, LINA15.
Study period:
spring semester 2026
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
day
Study period:
2026-03-23 – 2026-06-07
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-75507
Eligibility:
General requirements for university studies in Sweden
Introductory meeting: Monday, 23 March at 15.15 – 17.00 in SOL:A129b
Teachers:
Mikael Roll
- Schedule
- Exam schedule
- Library Guide Language and Linguistics
- Library Guide Linguistics
- Library Guide Lingvistik
Information on included parts
- Language Acquisition and Processing: analytical assignment , 3 credits
- Diversity of the World's Languages: take-home exam , 4.5 credits
Introductory meeting
Spring semester 2026
Monday, 23 Marchat 15.15 – 17.00
in SOL:A129b
Second Admission Round
Nationell ansökningsomgång
Autumn semester 2026
Application opens 16 March
15April 2026
Second Admission Round
Nationell ansökningsomgång
Spring semester 2026
Late application
Open for late application
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