Psycholinguistics

Course Code:

EDEN 515

Course Type:

Serbest Seçmeli

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

This course aims to provide the student with a theoretical and applicative overview of language in psychology and in particular according to the approach of cognitive psychology. The course will cover topics related to the study of language from a psycholinguistic, and topics related to to applicative research on language taking into account interdisciplinary perspectives aimed at the study of language as interactional practice. The lessons will aim to provide the theoretical basis and the main experimental evidence in order to promote a fruitful collective discussion of the issues addressed.

Course Content:

The course covers the key topics in psycholinguistics organized in weekly units. After most units the students do exercises which they check in class with the lecturer. The students are also expected to read at home relevant chapters from obligatory references, and advised to read selected parts from additional literature and present them in class, which further help them in acquiring better insight into the subject matter.

Course Methodology:

Teaching Methods: 1: Lecture, 2: Discussion, 3: Simulation, 4: Demonstration, 5: Problem solving, 6: Group work, 7: Drama, 8: Micro teaching

Course Evaluation Methods:

Assessment Methods: A: Exam, B: Multiple choice, C: Gap filling, D: True false, E: Oral exam, F: Portfolio

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Dersin Öğrenme Çıktıları

Course Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Students will be provided with an overview of the psycholinguistic research from mid-twentieth to nowadays.	1, 2, 4	1, 2	A, G
Particular attention will be paid to cognitive processes involved in language comprehension and production.	1, 2, 4	1, 2, 4, 6	A, G
Students will be able to know the interaction between the different cognitive processes that are subordinated to the production/comprehension of the language.	1, 2, 4	1, 2, 4, 6	A, G
Students will obtain a correct methodology in transferring their own knowledge into the applied field.	1, 2, 4	1, 2, 4, 6	A, G

Dersin Akışı

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Beginning Concepts	Chapter 1
2	Linguistic Competence	Chapter 2
3	Biological Basis of Language	Chapter 3
5	Acquisition	Chapter 4
4	Midterm
6	Production	Chapter 5
7	Perception: Lexical Access	Chapter 6
8	Perception: Lexical Access	Chapter 6
9	Perception: Lexical Access	Chapter 6
10	Perception: Sentences	Chapter 7
11	Perception: Sentences	Chapter 7
12	Memory, Texts & Conversations	Chapter 8
13	Memory, Texts & Conversations	Chapter 8
14	Final

Kaynaklar

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Cairns, Helen Smith (1999). Psycholinguistics: An Introduction. ProEd Publishers
Additional Resources	Barsalou, L.W. (2009). Simulation, situated conceptualization, and prediction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 364, pp. 1281–1289. Caruana F., Borghi, A.M. (2013). Embodied Cognition: Una nuova psicologia. Giornale Italiano di Psicologia, XXXV, pp. 23-48. Mahon, B.Z., Caramazza, A. (2008). A critical look to the embodied cognition hypothesis and a new proposal for grounding conceptual content. Journal of Physiology, 102, pp. 59-70. Chen, M., & Bargh, J. A. (1999). Consequences of automatic evaluation: Immediate behavioral predispositions to approach or avoid the stimulus. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 215–224. Glenberg, A. M., & Kaschak, M. P. (2002). Grounding language in action. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 9, 558–565. Lugli, L., Baroni, G., Gianelli, C., Borghi, A.M., Nicoletti, R. (2012). Self, Others, objects: How this triadic interaction modulates our behaviour. Memory & Cognition, 40, 1373-1386. Scerrati, E., Baroni. G., Borghi. A.M., Galatolo, R., Lugli, L., Nicoletti, R. (2015). The modality-switch effect: visually and aurally presented prime sentences activate our senses. Frontiers in Psychology – Cognition. Volume 6:1668. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01668

Materyal Paylaşımı

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To understand and apply research methodologies and techniques related to English language education.				X
2	To apply scientific research methods and statistical techniques used in those researches in the field of English language education.					X
3	To develop skills of measurement and evaluation.				X
4	To gain the skills to do a project in national and international levels.					X
5	To use the knowledge and communication technology in English language education effectively.					X
6	To gain the skills of interdisciplinary individual and group works.					X
7	To develop lifelong learning ability.					X
8	To evaluate and develop the English language teaching curriculum.					X
9	To examine and evaluate concepts regarding English language teaching, educational technology and teaching profession, and ideas and data through scientific methods.					X
10	To state ideas and findings related to a research topic both orally and written efficiently.					X
11	To constantly develop knowledge and competencies to be able to adapt to the fast changing technological environment.					X
12	To develop appropriate course materials and prepare teaching programs for foreign language education.					X

Değerlendirme Sistemi

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Presentations	2	50
Midterm	1	25
Final	1	25
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		25
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

Dersin Program Çıktılarına Katkısı

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To understand and apply research methodologies and techniques related to English language education.				X
2	To apply scientific research methods and statistical techniques used in those researches in the field of English language education.					X
3	To develop skills of measurement and evaluation.				X
4	To gain the skills to do a project in national and international levels.					X
5	To use the knowledge and communication technology in English language education effectively.					X
6	To gain the skills of interdisciplinary individual and group works.					X
7	To develop lifelong learning ability.					X
8	To evaluate and develop the English language teaching curriculum.					X
9	To examine and evaluate concepts regarding English language teaching, educational technology and teaching profession, and ideas and data through scientific methods.					X
10	To state ideas and findings related to a research topic both orally and written efficiently.					X
11	To constantly develop knowledge and competencies to be able to adapt to the fast changing technological environment.					X
12	To develop appropriate course materials and prepare teaching programs for foreign language education.					X

AKTS İş Yükü Tablosu

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Excluding the exam weeks: 15 x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	3	45
Presentation	8	5	40
Midterm	1	10	10
Final	1	12	12
Total Work Load			152
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			152/25
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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