Psycholinguistics (U00617)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-PSYL-LI

This course introduces the intellectual discipline of experimental psycholinguistics. Surveying central topics in normal adult language behaviour, the course shows how models and experimental methods are used to explore those swift, invisible processes which make us fluent users of language.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : This course requires English Language 2 or Linguistics 2A + 2B or Linguistics 2A + 2L.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	16:10	18:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	16:10	18:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	16:10	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

An appreciation of psycholinguistic models; an understanding of experimental methods in the field, the ability to read, summarize, and support arguments from primary experimental literature; hands-on experience of a machine-readable dictionary; collaborative research and presentation skills.