LG215-5-SP-CO:
Psycholinguistics
2021/22
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Monday 17 January 2022
Friday 25 March 2022
15
31 March 2021
Requisites for this module
LG115 or LG116 or PS111
(none)
(none)
(none)
LG358
This module builds on LG115-4-AU and LG116-4-SP and focuses on psycholinguistics (i.e. psycholinguistics in the 'narrow' sense), the study of how humans learn, represent, comprehend, and produce language.
Topics covered in the course are likely to include infant and child language acquisition and adult language processing, in the typical population and in aphasic patients.
This module has a strong focus on research methodology and getting a step closer to hands on experimental research, with numerous exercises (hypothesis elaboration, how to choose experimental stimuli, how to understand result graphs).
Specific questions to be addressed include:
* How do we perceive and recognise speech?
* How are words and concepts stored in our mind?
* How do we recognise written words?
* How do we comprehend sentences and texts, and how do we process non-literal language?
Students are given the opportunity to gain some practical experience with the elaboration and presentation of a research poster.
By the end of this course you should have a solid understanding of both the research methodologies used in psycholinguistics and many of the well-established major findings in the field.
You will be able to identify interesting research questions and elaborate on potential psycholinguistic experiments.
On successful completion of the module, the student will be able to:
(1) define core terms and concepts in language processing research, describe commonly used empirical methods and discuss the core assumptions of relevant theoretical models;
(2) understand psycholinguistic experimental data;
(3) summarise and present empirical results clearly and accurately;
(4) critically evaluate theoretical approaches and research methods used in language processing research, and
(5) present ideas in a structured and coherent way, using appropriate style and terminology, and demonstrating clarity, precision, accuracy and originality.
Syllabus
1- Introduction: experimental methodology and research methods in psycholinguistics (CDL)
2- Lexical and sentence processing: how to elaborate research questions and hypotheses (CDL)
3- Reading: how to understand results involving neuropsychological patients (CDL)
4- Bilingualism: experimental methods in adults and children (CDL)
5- Aphasia and right hemisphere processing: how to present research data with posters (CDL)
6- Aging (LL)
7- Language development: innateness and sign language (LL)
8- Phonological development: looking into typical and atypical children speech production (CDL)
9- Syntactic development (LL)
10- Poster presentation(CDL)
The weekly course meetings will be a mixture of lectures, exercises & group discussions.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay 1 |
|
15% |
| Coursework |
Essay 2 |
|
15% |
| Coursework |
Essay 3 |
|
15% |
| Coursework |
Poster Submission |
|
35% |
| Practical |
Poster Presentation (In-class) |
|
20% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Claire Delle Luche, email: c.delleluche@essex.ac.uk.
Dr. Claire Delle Luche & Dr Laurie Lawyer
Claire Delle Luche, 4.313, 872113, c.delleluche@essex.ac.uk
Laurel Lawyer, 4.340, 872087, l.lawyer@essex.ac.uk
Yes
Yes
No
Dr Sam Christian D'Elia
Available via Moodle
Of 20 hours, 20 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Disclaimer: The University makes every effort to ensure that this information on its Module Directory is accurate and up-to-date. Exceptionally it can
be necessary to make changes, for example to programmes, modules, facilities or fees. Examples of such reasons might include a change of law or regulatory requirements,
industrial action, lack of demand, departure of key personnel, change in government policy, or withdrawal/reduction of funding. Changes to modules may for example consist
of variations to the content and method of delivery or assessment of modules and other services, to discontinue modules and other services and to merge or combine modules.
The University will endeavour to keep such changes to a minimum, and will also keep students informed appropriately by updating our programme specifications and module directory.
The full Procedures, Rules and Regulations of the University governing how it operates are set out in the Charter, Statutes and Ordinances and in the University Regulations, Policy and Procedures.