'How Do Autistic and Non-Autistic Children Learn Language?' ... Yonsei University to Host Special Lecture by Professor Hwang Hee-ju on November 3

[Financial News] Yonsei University’s BK21 Education Research Group in the Department of Korean Language and Literature announced on the 26th that it will hold an invited lecture on November 3 to compare how children with autism spectrum disorder and non-autistic children learn language and explore ways to support their development. The lecture, the fourth event in the Yonsei Linguistics Research Innovation Series, will be given by Professor Hwang Hee-ju of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Professor Hwang is an expert in psycholinguistics who has studied how language, the human mind, and the brain influence one another.
The lecture will explore how autistic and non-autistic children acquire language through a range of linguistic stimuli, including their surrounding environment and interactions with people. In particular, it will compare and analyze language-learning patterns in the two groups to identify the basic principles of how children learn language and discuss educational and therapeutic implications for effectively supporting autistic children who experience difficulties with language development.
A research group representative said, “This lecture will provide an opportunity to understand children’s language acquisition and development from a new perspective,” and added, “We hope it will be a meaningful occasion for those interested in language research and contributing to society.”
The event will be held at 4 p.m. on November 3 in Room S111 of Baekyang Hall at Yonsei University in Sinchon-dong, Seoul. Anyone interested in research on language acquisition and development may attend.

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