Postgraduate Course: Psycholinguistics (LASC11038)
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 | 20 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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.
Formative feedback event available:
- Week 5 will be devoted to the topics of "Choosing an experimental method" and "Choosing a statistical method", which will involve discussions of how to design experiments to investigate specific sample research questions. This will be relevant to the assessed experimental design exercise which constitutes 25% of the course mark. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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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
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 29,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
165 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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; collaborative research and presentation skills." |
Assessment Information
Report 25%: to be submitted TBC
- Page limit: 5 pages plus tables/appendices
- Return deadline: TBC
Experiment proposal 25%: TBC
- Page limit: 5 pages plus tables/appendices
- Return deadline: TBC
Reading report 50%: TBC
- Page limit: 5 pages plus tables/appendices
- Return deadline: TBC |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ellen Bard
Tel: (0131 6)50 3951
Email: e.bard@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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