Course: Psycholinguistics of Discourse Comprehension

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Course title Psycholinguistics of Discourse Comprehension
Course code UMJL/EXPPD
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kráľová Zdena, prof. PaedDr. PhD.
Course content
Understanding Language Recognition of the spoken word Recognition of printed words Mental lexicon Understanding sentences and discourse Phenomena common to reading and listening comprehension Phenomena specific to comprehension of spoken language Phenomena specific to comprehension of written language Language production Access to individual words in spoken language production Generating sentences in spoken language production Production of written language

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Home preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 34 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the understanding of language
explain the understanding of language
define the mental lexicon
define the mental lexicon
describe sentence comprehension
describe sentence comprehension
describe the understanding of discourse
describe the understanding of discourse
distinguish between spoken and printed word recognition
distinguish between spoken and printed word recognition
Skills
analyze phenomena common to reading and listening comprehension
analyze phenomena common to reading and listening comprehension
analyse phenomena specific to spoken language comprehension
analyse phenomena specific to spoken language comprehension
analyse phenomena specific to the comprehension of written language
analyse phenomena specific to the comprehension of written language
apply specialist knowledge in the production of spoken discourse
apply specialist knowledge in the production of spoken discourse
apply expertise in the production of written discourse
apply expertise in the production of written discourse
teaching methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Text analysis
Text analysis
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Text analysis
Text analysis
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Text analysis
Conversation
Conversation
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • Britt, Anne M. - Rouet, Jean-François - Durik, Amanda. Literacy beyond Text Comprehension: A Theory of Purposeful Reading. New York, 2018.
  • Carroll, David W. Psychology of Language. Thomson, 2008.
  • Fodor, Thomas G. - Bever, Merrill F. - Garrett, Jerry A. The Psychology of Language: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics and Generative Grammar. New York, 1974.
  • Healy, A. F. - Proctor, R. W. (eds.). Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology, Volume 4: Experimental Psychology. New York, 2003.
  • Joanette, Y. - Brownell, H. H. (eds.). Discourse Ability and Brain Damage. New York, 1990.
  • Kazdin, A. E. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford, 2000.
  • Rueschemeyer, Shirley-Ann - Gaskell, M. Gareth (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics. Oxford, 2018.
  • Traxler, M. J. - Gernsbacher, M. A. (eds.). Handbook of Psycholinguistics. San Diego, 2006.


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