Admission requirements
Previous knowledge of cognitive neuroscience and/or psycho- and neurolinguistics is desirable.
Description
The MA elective course titled “The Cognitive Neuroscience of Language” is about the neuroscientific processing of language comprehension and production in adult speakers (e.g. auditory and visual word recognition, reading, understanding speech, discourse comprehension, representation of word meaning, language production). It also covers damage to the linguistic processing system such as different forms of aphasia (e.g. dyslexia, anomia, etc.) and bilingualism. That is, most areas of psycho- and neurolinguistics will be touched upon, but mainly from a cognitive neuroscience perspective.
Course objectives
Students with basic knowledge in psycho- and neurolinguistics should be able to extend and deepen their knowledge in the areas of language acquisition, comprehension and production, especially regarding the neuroscientific aspects of those areas.
Timetable
Check the website of the Linguistics Department for the Lecture Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Assessment method
PowerPoint presentation in class plus final written exam and paper.
Blackboard
During the course Blackboard will be used to make teaching materials (PowerPoint presentations, articles, etc.) available and for making announcements from the teachers to the students.
Reading list
Harley, T.A. The Psychology of Language: From Data to Theory, Third edition, Hove and New York: Psychology Press, 2008. Plus additional articles.
Registration
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Study in Leiden website for information on how to apply.
After application students can register for courses en exams through uSis.
Contact information
Remarks
Obligatory presence and active participation in the seminars.