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Overview
The Language and the Mind - An Introduction to Psycholinguistics course from UCL Summer School will begin by asking what it means to know a language and explore the nature of our linguistic competence.
Finally, you will explore issues in perception, production and acquisition in three core domains: speech sounds, words and sentences.
The experimental studies discussed in the lectures and seminars include those which employed eye-tracking and EEG in reading, comprehension and lexical decision tasks, as well as semantic and syntactic priming in comprehension and production tasks.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will have:
- Recognised the relations between Linguistics and Cognitive Psychology and differentiated between different areas of Cognitive Science.
- An understanding of how knowledge is created in Cognitive Science through hands-on experience.
- Become familiar with major theoretical models of language processing and representation and appreciate the limitations of LLMs in modelling human language.
- Gained a solid understanding of both the research methodologies used in Psycholinguistics and many of the well-established major findings in the field.
- Developed active-learning and transferable skills (e.g. critical thinking, communication and group work skills).
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Linguistic competence: knowledge of language, mental grammar, applying scientific method to study language
- Biological basis of language: Universal Grammar, Plato’s problem, poverty of the stimulus
- Acquisition of language: Universal Grammar continued, poverty of the stimulus continued, word segmentation and statistical learning in infants
- Experimental design and methods: basics of experimental design
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 19 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Duolingo English Test 125
PTE Academic 76
IELTS 7
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Credits
15 alternative credits
- 15 UCL credits, 7.5 ECTS, 4 US
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
GPA Upper Second Class
English requirements
Duolingo English Test 125
PTE Academic 76
IELTS 7
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Other requirements
General requirements
- IELTS (Academic) at least 7.0 overall and 6.5 in each component or equivalent
You will normally be able to demonstrate an average grade, or equivalent academic experience, of:
- 2:1 for most modules
- 2:2 for lower-level modules, if you are in or beyond second year at university.
Tuition Fees
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Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents2995 GBP / full≈ 2995 GBP / full
Living costs
London
United Kingdom
1137 - 2157 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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