AJ92111 Eye-movements and language, the most important paradigms

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/20. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Keneth Bo-Ingvar Holmqvist (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The author of the essential book on the method of eye-tracking (Eye Tracking: A Comprehensive Guide to Methods and Measures, OUP 2015) comes to teach the basics of eye-tracking theory, and to demonstrate its practical use in research in the humanities. The course will use the equipment of HUME Laboratory at the Faculty of Arts. Prof. Holqvist will look at Eye-Tracking applications, with emphasis on the research in reading and language. The basics of neurology and psychology of eye-movements will also be included.
Syllabus
  • Reading, the history of (5-10 min)
  • Reading, the single sentence vs full text paradigms (1 hour)
  • Reading, the applied paradigms (1 hour)
  • Reading, orthography, learning to read and dyslexia (45 min)
  • Reading, the gaze-contingent paradigms (30 min)
  • The visual world paradigm (45 min)
  • The blank screen paradigm (30 min)
  • The habituation paradigm for infant language learning (15 min)
  • Face to face paradigms for language, gestures and social interaction studies (45 min)
Literature
  • HOLMQVIST, Kenneth B. I. Eye tracking : a comprehensive guide to methods and measures. 1st pub. in pbk. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, xix, 537. ISBN 9780198738596. info
Teaching methods
Every lecture is followed by a seminar where students present a paper from a language perspective.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught in blocks.
Teacher's information
https://anglistika.phil.muni.cz/aktualne/aktuality/intensive-courses-autumn-2018
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017.
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