Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSYC5868-1  
Psychology of cognition and language Part I
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy4
Bachelor in psychology and education : general4
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)4
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Serge Brédart, Martine Poncelet
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Subjects (partim I)
Cognition
1. Definition of cognitive psychology.
2. Perception.
3. Psychopyhysics.
Language
1. Object and methods of psycholinguistics.
2. Language and animal communication.
3. Language and the brain.
4. The origin of language.
5. Language development.
6. Processes underlying word comprehension and production: an introduction.
Learning outcomes of the course :
Introduce the student to main concepts as well as to diverse domains within psychology of cognition and language
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Theoretical basis of psychological sciences (PSYC5866-1)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
"ex-cathedra" teaching
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
"Cognition" part : Slides of the course on MyUlg.
"Language" part :  Course summaries (pdf files) on MyUlg + Required reading : Field, J. (2005). Language and the Mind. NY: Routledge.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination (MCQ)
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
second quadrimester
Contacts :
"Cognition" part : Serge.Bredart@ulg.ac.be "Language" part : Martine.Poncelet@ulg.ac.be