TEACHING: THE ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE This module followed on from module 5SSEL020 - The Making of Language. Where The Making of Language combined two areas of language teaching (language creation and language origins), The Origins of Language concentrated on language origins only, while language construction was covered by 5SSEL026 – Constructing a Language. The files associated with the 2020 session, the final year that the module ran, are available below. Module Guide and General Files Module Guide Introductory PowerPoint Article: Evidence Rebuts Chomsky Learn from the wise: YouTube videos Origins of Words, and other lexical features List of References Used in Lectures Primate evolution in pictures Using Word to make your work more readable Writing Abstracts or Summaries or Conclusions Lecture PowerPoints Lecture 1 - What is language, and why is it an evolutionary conundrum? Lecture 2 - Animal communication Lecture 3 - Teaching animals to use human language Lecture 4 - How human children acquire language Lecture 5 - Sound and gesture Lecture 6 - Tools and cognitive complexity Lecture 8 - Human cooperation and sharing Lecture 8 extra - The Strange Case of Monty Haul Lecture 9 - Socialisation and culture Lecture 10 - Self-awareness and language Lecture 10 extra - Things Do Things to Things Lecture handouts Lecture 1 - What is language, and why is it an evolutionary conundrum? Lecture 2 - Animal communication Lecture 3 - Teaching animals to use human language Lecture 4 - How human children acquire language Lecture 4 - Handout – Models of Child Language Acquisition Lecture 5 - Sound and gesture Lecture 6 - Tools and cognitive complexity Lecture 8 - Human cooperation and sharing Lecture 9 - Socialisation and culture Lecture 10 - Self-awareness and language Lecture 10 - Handout - Things Do Things to Things Lecture discussion tasks Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lecture 5 Game Lecture 5 Game Cards Lecture 6 Lecture 8 Lecture 9 Lecture 10 Marking Criteria Marking criteria - Abstract Marking criteria - Essay