Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Psycholinguistics
Course Code
KSK_021
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Communication Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilva Skulte
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To build competence of students in communication understanding language as a tool of communication, cognition and thinking.
Preliminary Knowledge
Communication Psychology and Pedagogics, Analysis of Communication Situations.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After mastering the course students know the most important psycholinguistic theories, their basic concepts and uses, understand speech production and perception processes.
Skills
1.After mastering the course students analyse and build verbal messages, understand psychoneurological processes, on which they are based.
Competences
1.After mastering the course students are able to competently use and analyse in depth oral and written language.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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To read literature, write and present a final paper, which analyses one of pressing psycholinguistic problems in a specific theoretical paradigm.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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Participation in lectures and seminars, quality of answers, quality of the report and the presentation (depth of understanding, seriousness of the problem, understanding of the theory, ability to formulate), examination (to answer 2 questions).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction. Language and thinking. Most important ideas and the history of psycholinguistic thought.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Introduction. Language and thinking. Most important ideas and the history of psycholinguistic thought.
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Class/Seminar
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Fundamentals of psycholinguistics. Most important authors.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Semantic networks. Language meaning concepts.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Fundamentals of semantic analysis.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Language creation and language understanding in psycholinguistic concepts.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Language creation and language understanding in psycholinguistic concepts.
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Lecture
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Language creation and language understanding in psycholinguistic concepts.
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Class/Seminar
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Presentations of independent works.
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Presentations of independent works.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Asante M.K., Gudykunst W.B. Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication // London, 2000
2.
Caywood C.L. The Handbook of Strategic Public Relations and Integrated Communications// New York, 1997
3.
Field J. Psycholinguistics// London, 2004
4.
Hardy C. Networks of meaning// London, 1998
5.
Steinberg D. Psycholinguistics: Language, Mind and World// England, 2001
6.
Vigotskis Ļ. Domāšana un runa// “Eve”, 2002
7.
Белянин В. П. Психолингвистика// Москва, 2003
Additional Reading
1.
Humbolts V. Izlase// Rīga “Zvaigzne”, 1985
2.
Journal of Communication// Oxford University Press.
3.
Social Psychology Quarterly// A Journal of the American Sociological Association.