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
