COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD STUDIES IN NEUROLINGUISTICS AND PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

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 aim of this course is to conduct experimental studies in the field of neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics by collecting natural language data.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the principles and practices of field work
2   To be able to collect natural language data and make phonologic, morphologic, syntactic and semantic analyses
3   Learning the methods and processes related to the determination of language rules
4   Ability to conduct field-specific experimental studies
5   Evaluating experimental studies in the field

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introducing fieldwork in linguistics and presenting its basic concepts
2 Defining natural language examples and giving examples
3 Methods and techniques used in collecting natural language samples
4 Issues to be considered in collecting natural language samples
5 Examination of the collected samples
6 The steps to be followed in the selection of subjects and the techniques used for this purpose
7 Mid-term
8 Designing a study about Neurolinguistics or psycholinguistics
9 Designing a study about Neurolinguistics or psycholinguistics
10 Collecting natural language examples
11 Collecting natural language examples
12 Preparing a research project
13 Preparing a research project
14 Evaluation
15 Evaluation
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.
Steinberg, D. D., & Sciarini, N. V. (2013). An introduction to psycholinguistics. Routledge.
Traxler, M. J. (2011). Introduction to psycholinguistics: Understanding language science.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Discussion
3. Question & Answer

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

LO 1-2 will be evaluated with a midterm exam and 3-4-5 with a final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance at 80% of the classes is mandatory.
2. Participation in the midterm and final activities will be taken into account in the evaluation.
3. Attempts to cheat and plagiarize in the midterm and final exams will be evaluated as "0" (zero).

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15555555
LO.25555555
LO.35555555
LO.45555555
LO.55555555

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