Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Developmental neurolinguistics | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Martine Poncelet | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| Subject
Relations between the anatomical and functional development of cerebral structures and the development of linguistic functions in a life span perspective Course chapters Early language developement and its neural correlates. Aquired aphasia in children. Linguistic disorders in epilepsy (Landau-Kleffner). Linguistic disorders in genetic syndromes. Language development in children with Spina bifida. Language comprehension difficulties in children with autism spectrum disordrers and in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Anomia in normal ageing. Language in Alzheimer disease and in semantic dementia. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To understand the relations between the anatomical and functional development of cerebral structures and the development of linguistic functions by considering the impact of cerebral lesions or anomalies on linguistic function. To get familiarized with neurolinguistic pathologies | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| neuropsychology of language course | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| ex-cathedra courses + seminars | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face-to-face | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| papers | ||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| written exam | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| second quadrimester | ||
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Contacts :
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| Martine.Poncelet@ulg.ac.be | ||