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 2025
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
day
Study period:
2025-03-24 – 2025-06-08
Language of instruction:
English
Eligibility:
General requirements for university studies in Sweden
Application code:
LU-E1006
Application code:
LU-75507
Introductory meeting: Monday, 24 March at 13.15 – 15.00 in SOL:A129b
Teachers:
Niclas Burenhult,
Arthur Holmer,
Tanja Kupisch,
Benjamin Macaulay
- Schedule
- Exam schedule
- Canvas LINA15 / LINB26
- 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
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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