Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in psychology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Certificat d'université en psychologie clinique à orientation neuropsychologie | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Subjects :
- Neuropsychology of language : historical aspects and current conception;
- Semiology and nosology of aphasia;
- Language disorders in neurodegenerative syndromes (Alzheimer's disease; primary progressive aphasia)
- Word processing models and interpretation of neurolinguistic disorders;
- Disorders of spoken word comprehension;
- Disorders of spoken word production;
- Disorders of written language (dyslexia and dysgraphia);
- Disorders of sentence processing;
- Verbal short-term memory disorders and aphasia;
- Neuroimaging and aphasia
Both acquired aphasic syndromes (as a results of a CVA, traumatic brain injury) and aphasic syndromes occurring in the context of neurodegenerative disease will be presented.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To get familiarized with the main acquired language pathologies and with their interpretation in the light of models of language processing
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
cognitive neuropsychology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Lectures
- Active learning via analysis and interpretation of case studies
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Course notes at my.ulg
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
1st quadrimester
Contacts
Items online
my.ulg.ac.be
lecture notes