Undergraduate Course: Psycholinguistics (LASC10035)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Language Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
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. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 16:10 - 18:00 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 16:10 - 18:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 16:10 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Room 1.17, Dugald Stewart Building |
| Additional information |
Class location:
Room 1.17 Dugald Stewart Building |
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. |
Assessment Information
Report (20%)
Exercise (5%)
Exam (75%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ellen Bard
Tel: (0131 6)50 3951
Email: e.bard@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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