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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Language Sciences

Undergraduate Course: Psycholinguistics (LASC10035)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA wide-ranging introduction to psycholinguistics, looking at the processes underpinning a broad spectrum of linguistic abilities.
Course description This course introduces the intellectual discipline of psycholinguistics. Surveying central topics in normal adult language behaviour, from the recognition of speech sounds up to the identification of discourse moves, the course shows how theoretical models and experimental methods help us understand the swift, invisible processes that make us fluent users of language.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English (LASC08017)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  0
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 27, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 169 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Group Reading Report (25%)
Experiment proposal (25%)
Exam (50%)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Psycholinguistics2:00
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Teaching Contact Time: 9 weeks out of 11 at 3 hours/week = 27 hours
KeywordsPsycholinguistics,psychology,cognition,competence
Contacts
Course organiserDr Christopher Cummins
Tel: (0131 6)50 6858
Email: ccummins@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emma Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
Email: Emma.Nelson@ed.ac.uk
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