- Code
- ELL 431
- Name
- Psycholinguistics
- Semester
- 0
- Lecture hours
- 4.00
- Seminar hours
- 0.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 4.00
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Description
-
This course focuses on the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, and understand language, first and second language. There are main topics related to these areas: -Language comprehension -Language production -Language acquisition
- Objectives
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1. Better understanding of the relationship between language and the processes of the brain and mind 2. Gain more detailed knowledge of basic sub-fields of psycholinguistics 3. Examine the methods used in psycholinguistic research and interpret the types of results these methods have uncovered. 4. Better understand basic language production and perception data and how these data have contributed to the development of the significant theories in psycholinguistics. 5. Introduce and explore the major theories in the area of psycholinguistics
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Course Introduction; Definitions of key terms of Psycholinguistics. Course objectives and scope.
- 2
- First Language Learning. How children learn a language. The process of speech comprehension and production. Reference1. Chapter1. pg.3 An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second edition.Danny D. Steinberg and Natalia V. Sciarini, PEARSON EDUCATION 2006. References 2. Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Understanding Language Science, Matthew. Traxilier, 2012
- 3
- Sign Language. Characteristics of Sign Language. Is this proper language? Different Sign Language and the process of Sign Language learning. Reference1. Chapter 2. pg.37 An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second edition.Danny D. Steinberg and Natalia V. Sciarini, PEARSON EDUCATION 2006. Reference 2. Pg. 447. Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Understanding Language Science, Matthew J. Traxler, 2012
- 4
- A Psycholinguistics Approach to Language Problems and Errors. A Few Examples of What Psycholinguistics is Good For Language Problems. A Psycholinguistic Explanation of a Language Problem, the case of Language errors. Resource: Psycholinguistics, Introduction and Applications, Second Edition, Lise Menn. Plural Publishing, 2017, Chapter 1
- 5
- First and Second Language Acquisition A Psycholinguistic Approach to Their Similarities and Differences. The focus of this lecture is to make the difference between the two processes, first and second language acquisition, and discuss the case of Foreign Accent Modification: Psycholinguistics Meets and Psycholinguistics and Learning to Read and Write in a Second Language
- 6
- Second Language Acquisition. Children vs. Adults in Language Learning Reference. Chapter 6. pg123. An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second edition.Danny D. Steinberg and Natalia V. Sciarini, PEARSON EDUCATION 2006
- 7
- Second Language Teaching Methods. Theories and Methodology Reference. pg. 138. An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second edition.Danny D. Steinberg and Natalia V. Sciarini, PEARSON EDUCATION 2006. References 2." How to Teach English ". 2nd Edition Jeremy Harmer.PDF_files
- 8
- Midterm Exam
- 9
- Bilingualism, Intelligence, Transfer and Learning strategies. Reference . pg. 415.Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Understanding Language Science, Matthew J. Traxler, 2012 Reference.pg.160. An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second edition.Danny D. Steinberg and Natalia V. Sciarini, PEARSON EDUCATION 2006
- 10
- Language, Brain, and Mind Language, Thought, and Culture Reference. pg. 177.An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second edition.Danny D. Steinberg and Natalia V. Sciarini, PEARSON EDUCATION 2006
- 11
- Where does language knowledge come from? Intelligence, innate language ideas, behaviour? Reference. pg. 199. An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second edition.Danny D. Steinberg and Natalia V. Sciarini, PEARSON EDUCATION 2006.
- 12
- Right Hemisphere Language Function References. pg. 515.Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Understanding Language Science, Matthew J. Traxler, 2012
- 13
- Students` Project/Research work Presentation
- 14
- Film: Steven Pinker – Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain
- 15
- Final Exam Preparation Review of lectures Study questions and Exam orientation
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Students can recognize and analyze key issues in speech perception, word recognition, sentence processing, text processing as well as language acquisition and reading
- 2
- Students can recognize and analyze the main processes involved in word recognition, sentence processing, text interpretation and reading acquisition
- 3
- Students can Develop proposals for research on specific issues based on knowledge in general psycholinguistics and psycholinguistic methodology
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 0 0% 0%
- Quizzes
- 0 0% 0%
- Projects
- 1 20% 20%
- Term projects
- 1 30% 30%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 1 10% 10%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 60%
- Final exam percent
- 40%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 4 64
- Off class study hours
- 14 6 84
- Duties
- 2 0 0
- Midterms
- 0 0 0
- Final exam
- 1 2 2
- Other
- 0 0 0
- Total workLoad
- 150
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 6.00
- ECTS
- 6.00