DCJDR_AAP1 Applied Psycholinguistics I

Faculty of Education
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Gabriela Lojová, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to provide doctoral students with the latest knowledge in the field of psycholinguistics and develop their professional skills; to lead them to a deeper understanding of psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms and principles when developing foreign language skills.
Syllabus
  • The course of Applied psycholinguistics is a core subject of the linguistic section and at the same time the starting point for its integration with the didactic and pedagogical-psychological sections. The course objective is to provide doctoral students with the latest knowledge in the field of psycholinguistics and develop their professional skills; to lead them to a deeper understanding of psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms and principles when developing foreign language skills, to understand the role of cognitive and emotional factors as well the role of teachers/students personality which influence the effectiveness of these processes. Course content: Neurophysiological and psychological factors which influence the creation of language representations and enhance language skills. Developmental and individual differences in a foreign language acquisition. Language perception, production, communication. Humanisation of foreign language teaching. Topics to cover: • Activity of the brain and foreign language learning • Cognitive processes (perception, memory) and foreign language learning • Developmental irregularities in foreign language learning • Individual differences in foreign language learning • Process of communication • Learner-centred approach in foreign language learning.
Literature
  • Wode, H. Psycholingvistik: eine Einführung in die Lehr- und Lernbarkeit von Sprachen. Ismaning: Hueber, 1993.
  • Ries, L., Kollárová, E. (eds.) Svět cizích jazyků dnes: inovační trendy v cizojazyčné výuce. Bratislava: Didaktik, 2004.
  • Butzkamm, W. Psycholinguistik des Fremdsprachenunterrichts: natürliche Künstlichkeit: von der Muttersprache zu Fremdsprache. Tübingen: Francke, 1993.
  • ELLIS, Rod. The study of second language acquisition. Second edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, xxvii, 114. ISBN 9780194422574. info
  • LOJOVÁ, Gabriela. Individuálne osobitosti pri učení sa cudzích jazykov. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2005, 197 s. ISBN 8022320692. info
  • DÖRNYEI, Zoltán. The psychology of the language learner : individual differences in second language acquisition. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005, xii, 270. ISBN 0805847294. info
  • STERNBERG, Robert J. Kognitivní psychologie. Translated by František Koukolík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 636 s. ISBN 80-7178-376-5. info
  • BROWN, H. Douglas. Principles of language learning and teaching. 4th ed. White Plains: Longman, 2000, vii, 352. ISBN 0130178160. info
  • MULTHAUP, Uwe. Psycholinguistik und fremdsprachliches Lernen : von Lehrplänen zu Lernprozessen. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Hueber, 1995, 275 s. ISBN 3190066167. info
  • NEBESKÁ, Iva. Úvod do psycholingvistiky. 1. vyd. Praha: H & H, 1992, 127 s. info
  • SKEHAN, Peter. Individual differences in second-language learning. First published. London: Arnold, 1989, vi, 168. ISBN 0713166029. info
  • NOIZET, Georges. De la perception a la comprehension du langage : contribution a un modele psycholinguistique du locuteur. Paris: Univesite de Lille, 1983, 348 s. ISBN 2729500154. info
Teaching methods
lecture, class discussion
Assessment methods
Requirements: students critically evaluate at least two foreign studies related to the field of theory or research in psycholinguistics. Oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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