Psychology of language and phonetic

llogo1211  2018-2019  Louvain-la-Neuve

Psychology of language and phonetic
6 credits
60.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Szmalec Arnaud; Vannuscorps Gilles;
Language
French
Main themes
·         Introduction to the psychology of language and its research methods
·         The biological and cognitive basis of language
·         Spoken word recognition
·         Language comprehension
·         Language production
·         Discourse
·         Pragmatics
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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To obtain a general view on the cognitive processes involved in the production and comprehension of spoken language in normal adults.

With respect to the reference list of academic competences, this course primarily aims to bring the students to :

  • A1. master the knowledge that allows to explain and understand an individual, a group or an organisation
  • E2. identify the contribution and added value of psychological scientific research in the understanding of given situations

Secondly, this course aims to bring the students to:

  • A2. analyse, criticise in a motivated way and model a situation (individual, group or organisation) with reference to theories, empirical results, methods and tools relevant for psychology
  • E1. master the stages, methodologies and tools of psychological and educational scientific research

 
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Psychology of language
1. The biological foundations of language
2. Spoken language recognition
3. Spoken language production
4. Written language
5. Language comprehension
6. Pragmatics
Phonetics
1. Notions of the physics of the sound
2. Generating the sounds of spoken language
3. Transcribing the sounds of spoken language
4. Notions of articulatory phonetics
5. Notions of acoustic phonetics
6. Notions of combinatory phonetics
7. Initiation to the instrumental analysis of spoken language
Teaching methods
Lectures, with some reading and exercises  
Evaluation methods
Evaluation in session
Written exam
Psychology of language: 30 multiple choice questions and 1 open question (13 points out of 20)
Phonetics: 40 open questions (7 points out of 20)
Other information
CAUTION:
To pass this course, you need to succeed both on the Psychology of language part, as well as on the Phonetics part. Both parts will be evaluated as separate exams. 
Online resources
https://www.unc.edu/~jlsmith/pht-url.html
Bibliography
Manuel de référence: Harley, T.A. (2008). The psychology of language: From data to theory (3rd Edition). Hove, UK: Psychology Press.
Faculty or entity
ELOG


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
LAFR2M
6
Master [120] in Linguistics
LING2M
6
Bachelor in Psychology and Education : Speech and Language Therapy
LOGO1BA
6
Minor in Linguistics
LLING100I
6