Description
Examine how people learn languages, from childhood or in later stages of life, how this knowledge interacts with other cognitive processes, and how it can differ from language to language and across geographic areas.
Alternative labels
language acquisition studies
linguistic acquisition
linguistic acquisition studies
study of language learning
language learning studies
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
cross-sector
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Study acquisition of language is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Linguist: Linguists study languages scientifically. They master languages and can interpret them in terms of their grammatical, semantic, and phonetic characteristics. They research the evolution of language and the way it is used by societies.
Optional skill
Study acquisition of language is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Linguistics lecturer: Linguistics lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, linguistics, which is predominantly academic in nature. They work with their university research assistants and university teaching assistants
for the preparation of lectures and of exams, for grading papers and exams and for leading review and feedback sessions for the students. They also conduct academic research in their respective field of linguistics, publish their findings and liaise with other university colleagues.
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