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Psycholinguistics - EDST5323
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Education
 
 
Course Outline: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines current psycholinguistic research into how language is represented, processed, acquired, and sometimes lost. Considers the relevance of psycholinguistic findings for the teaching and learning of language and literacy (in English and other languages), and for language revitalisation.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
  • Identify and relate levels of language (phonology, morphology, syntax)
  • Explain how speech and writing, and reading and listening, are similar and different
  • Describe and evaluate research evidence concerning age effects in language learning
  • Compare and contrast theories of spoken word recognition and reading
  • Recount and evaluate research evidence into how to teach listening and reading to first and second language learners
  • Follow the main lines of emerging research literature into genetics of reading
  • Evaluate the research base in current debates in the media in topics in language and education, e.g. how to teach reading.

Assessment

  • Presentation and literature review (3500 words) - 50%
  • Essay (3500 words) - 50%

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