Psycholinguistics

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the neurological basis for language in the brain
• how humans understand and produce language
• what the empirical evidence outlined in each of these areas tells us about the organisation of language in the human mind
• the theoretical interpretation of this evidence in terms of current debates about the modularity of the human mind
• How languages are acquired: why is language innate to humans

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• apply theoretical models of language and language processing to the study of specific language questions
• apply some of the analytical tools acquired in your first year to the study of a specific area of linguistics

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• critically evaluate theories of language and language processing in the light of empirical evidence
• understand the theoretical interpretation of this evidence in terms of current debates about the modularity of the human mind
• link empirical evidence to the formulation of theories of language and language processing

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• synthesise evidence from a range of sources in order to present a coherent argument
• critically evaluate theories
• establish the relationship between a theoretical framework and empirical evidence

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.