Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education: Language I
TeachersHIRANUMA, AkikoStaffInfo
Elective, CreditsElective  2 credit [Department of Elementary Education Preschool Education Course]
 Syllabus NumberESS-206

Course Description

Children, at first, acquire words as a means of communication, and in turn understand things, and proceed the thinking process with the use of languages. In the course, students would learn the process of language development, concerning about how words are formed and grown during infancy. They would also learn how nursery teachers shape language development while doing childcare. Moreover, students would be taught to comprehend the role of children`s cultural properties such as picture books which play an important part in enriching children's languages, and delivering childcare.