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03109 - Psycholinguistics

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Philosophy (cod. 0957)

    Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Philosophy (cod. 0957)

Learning outcomes

The learning outcome of the first half of the course is to provide the student with an overview of the main research themes related to the contemporary research on human language comprehension and production. The second half is aimed at deepening the research on language mechanisms in relation to pragmatics and communication.

Course contents

The class will introduce research methods in psychology, will examine how we produce and understand spoken/written language from a psychological perspective. The class will also focus on language origins, language development in infancy and childhood, and the relationship between language, thought and action. Finally, the class will offer an overview of the main experimental paradigms and specific research topics/lab experiences.

 

The course will be held in the 2nd semester of the academic year.

Lessons:

* III period (from January 29 to March 9)

  • Tuesday 17-19 > Aula A, via Centotrecento 18
  • Thursday, Friday 17-19 > Aula C, via Zamboni, 34

* IV period (from March 12 to May 4):

  • Wednesday 15-17 > Aula D, via Zamboni, 34
  • Thursday, Friday 17-19 > Aula C, via Zamboni, 34

 

The course is split in two halves:

> First half (30 h: January 30 - March 2): for students of both 12911 - PSICOLINGUISTICA (1) - 6 cfu, and 03109 - PSICOLINGUISTICA - 12 cfu.

> Second half (30 h: March 6 - April 12): for students of 03109 - PSICOLINGUISTICA - 12 cfu.

 

Readings/Bibliography

> For attending and non-attending students, of both 6 cfu and 12 cfu classes:

  • Handbook: Cacciari, C. (2011). Psicologia del linguaggio (seconda edizione). Bologna: Il Mulino
  • Paper: Borghi, A.M., Scorolli, C., Caligiore, D., Baldassarre, G. & Tummolini, L. (2013). The embodied mind extended: Using words as social tools. Frontiers in Psychology. 4:214 (available online)

Possible further/different handbooks and papers can be discussed and chosen with the Professor (particularly for foreign students who feel more comfortable with English handbooks).

> For attending and non-attending students of 12 cfu class (03109 - PSICOLINGUISTICA):

  • (in addition:) five further papers published in scientific journals.

> For attending students slides will be made available.

> Non-attending students, particularly those who have not previously attended Cognitive Psychology class, can contact the Professor for advices on chapters/books, especially on research methods in psychology.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons, with power point presentations, and discussions.

Assessment methods

Foreign students are kindly asked to contact the professor to arrange the examination procedure.

Teaching tools

Lectures with power point presentations.

Office hours

See the website of Claudia Scorolli