| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Will explain main process in language acquisition.
- Will analyze the relationships between language and other cognitive processes
- Will express current issues in linguistics such as bilingualism and later language acquisition.
- Will identify language disorders and their characteristics.
- Will acknowledge the neurobiological basis of language.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Psycholinguistics focuses on the psychological processes of language use from an information-processing perspective and employs experimental research paradigms. This course presents a summary of major topics in the field such as spoken and visual word perception, sentence comprehension, the mental lexicon, language production, and language development. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction and Biological Bases of Language |
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2nd Week |
Speech Production and Comprehension |
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3rd Week |
Speech Perception |
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4th Week |
Word Processing |
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5th Week |
Sentence Processing |
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6th Week |
Discourse Processing |
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7th Week |
Non-Literal Language Processing |
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8th Week |
Mid-Term Exam |
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9th Week |
Dialogue |
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10th Week |
Reading and Dyslexia |
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11th Week |
Bilingualism |
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12th Week |
Sign Language |
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13th Week |
Sign Language (cont.) |
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14th Week |
Aphasia |
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15th Week |
General Evaluation |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Traxler, M. J. (2012). Introduction to psycholinguistics: Understanding language science. UK: Wiley-Blackwell. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Quiz |
2 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
35 |
35 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 179 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.96 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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