Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
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
Learning unit contents
Subjects (partim I)
Cognition
1. Definition of cognitive psychology.
2. Perception.
3. Attention
4. Concepts and categorization
Language
1. Characterizing and describing human language
2. Speech production and perception.
3. Language development and second language acquisition.
4. Learning to read.
5. Language and the brain.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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