COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROLINGUISTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ÖZCAN VURAL

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The main purpose of neurolinguistics is to examine and understand the neurological foundations of language and speech, the relationship between language and brain, and language and speech disorders that occur as a result of brain damage.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To have knowledge about the anatomical features of the human brain
2   2. Having comprehensive knowledge about localization of language in the brain
3   3. Learning the studies on the language system affected by brain injury
4   4. Obtaining information on diseases that affect the functioning of the language system
5   5. Obtaining information on disorders affecting the functioning of the language system

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Neurolinguistics History of Neurolinguistics Research Topics in Neurolinguistics
2 Brain Anatomy
3 Brain Anatomy
4 Brain Hemispheres, Lobes and their functions
5 Language and Brain
6 Reading and Writing Areas in the Brain
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Information Processing; Memory
9 Executive Functions
10 Acquired Language Disorder: Aphasia
11 Language and Speech Disorders
12 Language and Speech Disorders
13 Language and Speech Disorders
14 Bilingualism and the Brain
15 Neuroimaging Methods
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ahlsén, E. (2006). Introduction to neurolinguistics. John Benjamins Publishing.
Caplan, D. (1987). Neurolinguistics and linguistic aphasiology: An introduction. Cambridge University Press.
Ingram, J. C. L. (2007). Neurolinguistics. Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics.
Mesulam, M.M. (2004). Davranışsal ve Kognitif Nörolojinin Ilkeleri. (çev.I.H.Gürvit). Pfizer Yayınları.
Tanrıdağ, O. (1995). Afazi. Nobel Tıp Yayınları. Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Power point presentations
2. Case Studies
3. Screening techniques
4. Diagnostics through screening images
5. Videos

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam 40%
2. Final exam 60%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% class attendance

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 156

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.45555
LO.55555

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