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On completion of this module students should :
- Have an appreciation for the breadth of study in the field of language;
- Understand the variety of methods employed in the study of language;
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the functional and biological basis of language;
- Show an awareness of the possible links with other cognitive abilities;
- Evaluate research on theories relating to key issues in psycholinguistics (e.g. the critical period, language and species-specificity, language and thought, speech perception, reading).
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 18 |
Tutorial | 3 |
Specified Learning Activities | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 123 |
This module will assume that the student has an understanding of basic concepts in psychology and psychological inquiry. It is recommended that students taking this module should have completed at least one module in psychology in first year.
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
The mid-semester module assessment is an MCQ style exam. Students will receive in-class feedback on how the class performed as a whole in the weeks after the exam has taken place.
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 32, 33 | Mon 11:00 - 11:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 12:00 - 12:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 23, 26, 32 | Mon 12:00 - 12:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 23, 26, 31 | Wed 09:00 - 09:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 23, 26, 32 | Mon 16:00 - 16:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 23, 26, 31 | Fri 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 23, 26, 31 | Fri 11:00 - 11:50 |