Psycholinguistics

Credit Units

Credit Hours 

Course Title

Course Code

Theory:  2

Practical: 0

Clinic, Field,: 

2

Psycholinguistics

English

ENGL 455

علم اللغة النفسي

Arabic

Corequisites

Prerequisites

Study Level

-

Semantics & Pragmatics 

ENGL 309

7

Course Main Objective (concise and precise statement without bullets): 

The main objective of course is 

Psycholinguistics introduces the main areas of psycholinguistics. It covers the main mechanisms involved in natural language processing, the main theories of language learning, with emphasis on acquisition of reading. It also reviews selected areas of language pathology. The course also reviews the psychological nature of concepts, semantic representation, and linguistic primitives.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) (limit 4-6 CLOs):

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1

Knowledge and Comprehension

Aligned PLOs*

1.1

Discuss  the different theories, concepts, facts, models and methodologies related to Psycholinguistics.

K.2

2

Skills 

2

2.1

Interpret the results of the studies in relation to the different theories that belong to the two main schools in the area: mentalism and behaviorism.

S.1

2.2

Conduct experimental design in psycholinguistics and the study of psychological and linguistics variables. 

S.2

2.3

Utilize information and communication technology effectively in psycholinguistic research.

S.3

3

Values

3.1

Work effectively in groups to facilitate teamwork.

V.1

Course Content:                                                                                                                             

• Chapter 1: What is Psycholinguistics? 
• Chapter 4: How is speech planned and produced? 
• Chapter 5: How are written words recognized 
• Chapter 11: How do we become skilled readers and writers? 
• Chapter 12: What is the brain's role in language? 

Textbook (s) (include the latest references with full details using standard format e.g. APA, MLA etc):

Kennison, S. M. (2019). Psychology of language: theory and applications. London: Red Globe Press.