PSB_307 Psychology of Language

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Monika Mrázková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:45 C31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_005 Cognitive Psychology && PSA_040 Neuroscience && PSA_036 Developmental Psychology I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce the most important chapters of Psychology of language. During the semester, student will be introduced to modern trends in research of language and the most important issues of psychology of language (language acquisition, foreign language learning, production and perception of language). The main aim of this course is to extend student's knowledge from Cognitive psychology. Some lections have implications to other fields of psychology (developmental psychology, psychopathology, psychological diagnostic etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the Psycholinguistics; The most important chapters of psycholinguistics; Theories of the linguistic sign
  • 2. Phylogenetics of language; Language and the animals; Language and the machines
  • 3. Neuroscience and language; Mental representations
  • 4. Acquisition of language; Language attrition
  • 5. Foreign language learning; Bilingualism
  • 6. Production and perception of language
  • 7. Myths about language
  • 8. Language disorder; Language and clinical patients; Psychological diagnostic methods
  • 9. Final discussion.
Literature
    required literature
  • PINKER, Steven. Jazykový instinkt : jak mysl vytváří jazyk. Translated by Markéta Hofmeisterová. Vydání první. Praha: Dybbuk, 2009, 550 stran. ISBN 9788074380068. info
    recommended literature
  • ARNOVE, Anthony (ed.) The Essential Chomsky. New York: The New Press, 2008. 488 s.
  • DEESE, James. The Structure of Associations in Language and Thought. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1965. 216 s.
  • FERNÁNDEZ, Eva M. and Helen Smith CAIRNS. Základy psycholingvistiky. Translated by Jan Chromý. 1. české vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2014, 298 s. ISBN 9788024624358. info
  • VYGOTSKIJ, Lev Semenovič and Jan PRŮCHA. Psychologie myšlení a řeči. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 135 s. ISBN 8071789437. info
  • STERNBERG, Robert J. Kognitivní psychologie. Translated by František Koukolík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 636 s. ISBN 80-7178-376-5. info
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Kurs obecné lingvistiky. Edited by Charles Bally - Albert Sechehaye - Albert Riedlinger - Tullio De Mauro. Vyd. 2., v nakl. Academia vy. Praha: Academia, 1996, 468 s. ISBN 8020005609. info
  • NEBESKÁ, Iva. Úvod do psycholingvistiky. 1. vyd. Praha: H & H, 1992, 127 s. info
  • SLOBIN, Dan Isaac. Psycholinguistics. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1971. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, homeworks, discussions.
Assessment methods
Active participation, articles reading, searches for one article, final discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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