| Academic Unit: |
Psychology |
| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
| Prerequisites: |
PSYC100 |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Course Unit: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
- - |
| Course Objectives: |
This course is designed to increase awareness and appreciation of the complexity and magnificence of the symbolic system of language that enables human communication. The main objective of the course is to introduce a general overview of the human language phenomenon and the underlying cognitive mechanisms. |
| Course Contents: |
This course surveys important and recent research about how humans process, learn and use language in different settings. We will discuss how children learn and use languages, how language is processed by adults, and how language is used in social settings such as family and work environments. We will also spend some time on discussing the implications for interesting topics such as multilingualism and language delays/disorders. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
- 1- understand the fundamentals, major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and empirical findings in the field of psycholinguistics
- 2- grasp major theories of language production and processing
- 3- get acquainted with the neurobiology of language and the related language disorders
- 4- critically evaluate empirical findings in the field of psychology of language
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: |
With lecture and discussion format students will be knowledgeable about subjects and be open to discussions. Students will have extensive readings and will be able to critically evaluate research findings. |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
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Introduction to the Study of Language |
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Describing Language: Building Blocks |
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The Evolutionary and Biological Foundations of Language |
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Language Development |
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Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition |
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Word Recognition: Visual words, Reading, and Understanding speech |
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Midterm |
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| 8 |
Using Language: Syntax |
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| 9 |
Using Language: Semantics |
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| 10 |
Using Language: Comprehension |
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| 11 |
Language Production |
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| 12 |
Pragmatics of Language |
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| 13 |
Neural Bases of Language |
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| 14 |
Neuropsychology of Language: Language Delay and Disorders |
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At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High
