| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 6 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will explain main process in language acquisition.
2) Will analyze the relationships between language and other cognitive processes
3) Will express current issues in linguistics such as bilingualism and later language acquisition.
4) Will identify language disorders and their characteristics.
5) Will acknowledge the neurobiological basis of language.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Psycholinguistics focuses on the psychological processes of language use from an information-processing perspective and employs experimental research paradigms. This course presents a summary of major topics in the field such as spoken and visual word perception, sentence comprehension, the mental lexicon, language production, and language development. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction and Biological Bases of Language | | 2nd Week | Speech Production and Comprehension | | 3rd Week | Speech Perception | | 4th Week | Word Processing | | 5th Week | Sentence Processing | | 6th Week | Discourse Processing | | 7th Week | Non-Literal Language Processing | | 8th Week | Mid-Term Exam | | 9th Week | Dialogue | | 10th Week | Reading and Dyslexia | | 11th Week | Bilingualism | | 12th Week | Sign Language | | 13th Week | Aphasia | | 14th Week | General Evaluation |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Traxler, M. J. (2012). Introduction to psycholinguistics: Understanding language science. UK: Wiley-Blackwell. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Quiz | 2 | 20 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 2 | 15 | 30 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 180 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 6 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 6 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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