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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 field 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

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

• What we need to know to be able to speak a language? • Which cognitive processes are involved in language use?

Readings

Whitney, P. 1998. The Psychology of Language. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Traxler, M. J. 2012. Introduction to Psycholinguistics. Wiley-Blackwell. Pinker, S. 1994. The Language Instinct. London, Penguin Books.

Prerequisits

English C1 /CEFR

  • doc. dr. KLEMENTINA PENELOPE JURANČIČ

  • Written examination: 60
  • Homeworks: 20
  • Presence at frontal lectures and lab work: 10
  • Collaboration in lectures and tutorials: 10

  • : 15
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  • : 60

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