Hot Topics in Linguistics and Cognition
5244WHTI6Y | |||||
6 (6 EC) | |||||
English | |||||
| 2014-2015 | |||||
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Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies | |||||
Secretariaat IIS | |||||
| Aanmelden | |||||
Leerdoelen
Insight in the aims, methods and recent results in the field of (psycho-) linguistics and its position in the field of cognitive science.
Inhoud
Starting point for this course are a number of questions that are central in (psycho-)linguistic debates. These include discussions about language as a cognitive function, discussions concerning the effect of multilingualism on cognitive development, and the domain specificity/generality of language.
We will focus on how these issues are translated into empirical questions in language acquisition and language pathology. Students will learn with what kind of experimental methods these questions can be investigated and how experimental studies contribute to such debates.
The philosophy behind this course is that by studying these discussions in detail, the student will not only achieve more insight in some current notions in the study of (psycho-) linguistics, cognitive science and experimental methods, but also achieve some basic knowledge of the basics of linguistic theory in general and the way it has been shaped.
Aanmelden
Students must register for this course through SIS. Students from masters other than Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Linguistics also need to submit a secondary subject application form. More information and the secondary subject form can be found on: http://www.student.uva.nl/bcs. First year students of the master Brain and Cognitive Sciences who indicated to participate in this course are automatically registered for this course.
Werkvorm
Seven 4-hour seminars, each on a particular topic. Every class one group of students will introduce the topic and present a discussion agenda.
Onderwijstijden
Studiemateriaal
Articles will be provided online and/or during the course.
Aantal deelnemers
min. 8 - max. 20
Toetsvorm
Take-home exam (50%), writing a position paper (30%), holding a class presentation (20%)