ELT611 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
| Course Code: | 8200611 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | English Language Teaching |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr MÜGE GÜNDÜZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course provides an introduction to the psychological processes involved in language behaviour, particularly focusing on the mechanisms at work in non-native language (L2) processing and acquisition. It further aims to familiarize students with fundamental experimental paradigms used in psycholinguistics and to explore psycholinguistic methodologies. The basic areas to be covered include lexical access, sentence processing, morphological processing, the role of working memory, code-switching and language disorders.
Course Content
Current issues and theories in psycholinguistics focusing mainly on language and cognition, language acquisition, language processing, biological foundations of language, language disorders, and bilingualism.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the terms, the students will
1) be aware of the interaction and intersection of psychological and linguistic processes in L1 and L2 language production and comprehension
2) have a working knowledge of the fundamentals of experimental design in psycholinguistics
3) be able to apply mainstream experimental methods used in psycholinguistic research
4) be able to read, discuss, understand and critically assess articles reporting experimental research studies
5) learn to design, execute and report an experimental psycholinguistic study
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | demonstrate awareness of theoretical and applied knowledge about contemporary approaches, methods and techniques and use this awareness effectively in practice for various educational settings. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | synthesize, critically assess, and improve theoretical and practical findings on contemporary research. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | evaluate the existing instructional procedures, methods and techniques and make suggestions to improve new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | carry out studies with a scientific point of view in order to meet the educational needs in national and international contexts with the aim of making contributions to the field. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | demonstrate the necessary skills to conduct independent research with scientific research methods and share research findings at academic meetings or other settings both orally and in written form. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | evaluate national and international instructional materials, exams and programs and design new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | analyze innovative theories, applications and tools, and conduct research to suggest new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | investigate the cultural differences and similarities that can be found in countries where English is spoken as native, second and foreign language, and use this knowledge to improve national English learning and teaching practices. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | analyze the theories and applications about the acquisition of English language as a second and foreign language and applied linguistics, and use this knowledge in relation to English language teaching and learning. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution