Linguistics: Focus on Child Language Development With Dr Fraibet Aveledo From University of Reading

Most studies on syntax development focus on the early steps children take before producing syntactic speech. But less attention is paid to the development of more complex structures which happens later in childhood.

In this interactive workshop, Dr Fraibet Aveledo will discuss how children start to expand their sentence repertoire and produce more complex syntactic structures, such as Wh-questions, relative and subordinate sentences, making their language use richer and varied.

We will also show how, despite the pandemic, we can continue studying child language development.

Lecturer Profile (Please Click): Dr Fraibet Aveledo is from the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at University of Reading.

Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. This means that sessions will continue irrespective of possible school closures.

As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.

Suitable for: Year 12 & 13 students (and equivalent) studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Linguistics and related disciplines.

Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic and discuss some of the key elements in advance. Students can also think about questions they have about studying Linguistics at university level.

The IT Setup: The event will be run on Bluejeans (similar to Zoom) and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via a microphone and/or typed comments and questions. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.

Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: