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Høst 2019
ENG-2019 Psychology of Language - 10 stp
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Type of course
Course overlap
Course contents
Application deadline
Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester.
Exchange students and Fulbright students: 15 April for the autumn semester and 1 October for the spring semester.
Admission requirements
Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse) or prior learning and work experience (realkompetanse).
A good command of oral and written English is recommended. Students who wish to take the course should have some basic knowledge of linguistics.
Application code: 9199 - Enkeltemner (ikke realfag), lavere grad (Nordic applicants).
Objective of the course
After completing this course the students have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student has:
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with established results in this area from the fields of linguistics, psychology and neuroscience. By the end of the course, the students will have gained:
- knowledge of our current understanding of the mental processes involved in the processing and production of the sounds and structures of natural language in normal adult users
- knowledge of the various research methods used to test linguistic behaviours and how they can be interpreted
- knowledge of speech errors, disorders and aphasias and what they tell us about language ability more generally
- understanding of the relationship between learning, tacit knowledge and more general cognitive processes.
Skills
The student is able to / can:
By the end of the course, the student should have acquired the following basic skills:
- the ability to communicate clearly the knowledge objectives described above both orally and in writing
- the ability to think about and discuss issues concerning the relationship between behavioural data and what it might tell us about the mind/brain
- a critical appreciation of different theories of the language faculty as found in the research literature.
Language of instruction
Teaching methods
The course will be taught two hours per week for 13 weeks and will consist of lectures, seminars and project work.
Quality assurance: The course undergoes a midterm evaluation or an end-of-term evaluation every third year.
Assessment
The following coursework requirements must be completed and approved in order to take the final exam:
Coursework requirement: One oral presentation.
Assessment method: A 4-hour school exam.
Performance in the course will be assessed on an A-F grades scale. Grades are A-E for passed and F for failed. A re-sit examination in the beginning of the next semester is offered in the event of an F grade. The deadline to register (in the Studentweb) for a re-sit examination is January 15th for the autumn semester and August 15th for the spring semester.
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.