Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is to systematically deal with the processes: language comprehension, language production and language acquisition in order for the student to best understand them and successfully apply them in process of teaching.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Psycholinguistics is a option of study which deals with the relationship between the human mind and language while analyzing processes taking place in the brains during written and oral communication.
Psycholinguistics involves:
• Analysis of adult and child speech
• Ways of storing lexemes in the brain
• Processes pertaining to memory which take part in the perception and interpretation of texts
• Identification of speech errors/disorders
• Processes of comprehension and formation of written and spoken texts
• Development of child language
• First language and foreign language acquisition and learning
• Forms of bilingualism (especially in the case of children)
Learning and teaching methods
• lectures (method of explanation and clarification with final discussion)
• tutorial (verifying theoretical issues on practical examples), group-work, pair-work
• problem solving tasks
• homework assignments
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding: On completion of this course students will be able to:
• The production and identification of speech
• Perception of words, letters/ sounds, sentences
• Learning processes and recalling of information
• Ways of improving texts to enhance comprehension
• Functioning of the brain in the production of speech
• Causes and effects reading disabilities and difficulties
• Processes involved in bilingualism in the child, first language acquisition and early foreign language learning.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Transferable/Key Skills and other competences:
• What we need to know to be able to speak a language?
• Which cognitive processes are involved in language use?
Readings
Garman, M. 1990. Psycholinguistics. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
Carroll, D. W. 1998. Psychology of Language. 2. izd. Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Monterey, Canada
Traxler, M. 2012. Introduction to Psycholinguistics: Understanding Language Science. Wiley-Blackwell
Whitney, P. (1998) The Psychology of Language. Boston, Houghton Mifflin
Prerequisits
Attendance of 80% and regular completion of coursework are required for taking the exam.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • class attendance - 10%
• active class participation - 10%
• completed homework - 20%
• written exam - 60%
