160151 PS Introductory Seminar on Cognitive Psychology for Linguists (2024S)

Students are required to read each empirical paper, prepare 2 questions/paper and submit the questions the day before the class, until 23:59 (Wednesdays). The questions will be discussed in during the class and count towards the final grade.

Each student should prepare a ppt presentation of two (or more based on the student's request) empirical paper(s) to (1) summarize it and (2) lead the discussion after the presentation. Papers will be chosen by the students during the first class from a list of readings that I will provide. Presentations must last fifteen minutes. Presentations that are significantly shorter or longer (e.g., 10 or 20 minutes) will receive fewer points. Each presentation must be sent to me by email during the week of presentation, until the end of Monday. Presentations that are not sent in time will receive lower grades.

Each student is required to write a seminar paper at the end of the term. Topic: any related topic of their own choice. Students can choose from among 3 formats: literature review, theoretical proposal, experimental plan. Deadline: 15th of July. Length of the paper: 2000-2500 words.
Evaluation criteria: integration of core readings, precise and concise style, originality, quality of cited literature (review of topic-relevant literature and citations are mandatory).