Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Research Preparation and Presentation for Psycholinguistics (PSYL11006)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces a range of methodologies used in
psycholinguistics from a practical perspective, looking at the ways in which psycholinguistic experiments are run and reported.
The first part of the course focuses on the design and implementation of psycholinguistic experiments, looking at psycholinguistic methods in detail: examples might include eyetracking and the assumptions and findings which underlie reading and visual world experiments, or
language production tasks and the use of "games" to elicit
near-natural language.
The second part is focused on the presentation of research, through talks, posters, or reports, and introduces a number of practical and professional skills, including discussions of how to present ideas and data clearly and professionally. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will obtain an advanced understanding of the methodologies used in psycholinguistics and a practical knowledge of how to prepare and present research. They will understand some of the key issues relating to experimental design, item selection, counterbalancing, and
implementation of experiments, together with the practical
considerations that have to be taken into account when using techniques such as eyetracking.
Students will also be able to produce posters, talks, and reports which give concise, relevant, and appropriately-presented details of the studies they have run.
The skills that students will gain in this course are essential for designing their own research projects and effectively communicating their findings. |
Assessment Information
| One 3,000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Martin Corley
Tel: (0131 6)50 6682
Email: Martin.Corley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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