Universität Wien

200240 SE Vertiefungsseminar: Geist und Gehirn (2021W)

Bilingualism: Neural bases and Socio-cognitive aspects

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
DIGITAL

Dieses Vertiefungsseminar kann für alle Schwerpunkte absolviert werden.

Vertiefungsseminare können nur fürs Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung fürs Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

The blocked seminar will take place over five 4-hour sessions, on Tuesday mornings during the second half of the winter 2021 term.

  • Dienstag 30.11. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 07.12. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 14.12. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 11.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 18.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Learning objectives:
1. To acquire knowledge about the socio-cognitive bases of bilingualism.
2. To develop critical reading skills.

Course description:
The seminar, which will take place entirely in English, will provide an overview of the state of the art regarding the socio-cognitive aspects of bilingualism, regarding its neural bases, and regarding advantages and challenges linked to bi- and multilingualism, this being the norm in many places around the world. Students will learn about different types of bilingualism, about the advantages and challenges that accompany the mastery of two or more languages, as well as contradictory behavioral and brain imaging findings related to executive / cognitive advantages linked to bilingualism. We will also address bilingualism from a social point of view, and discuss bilingualism-related policy issues. Students will also learn about neural differences or changes (i.e. plasticity) arising from learning a second (or more) language(s).

There are no prerequisites for taking this seminar. It will include introductions to brain imaging methods, and to neuroanatomy and to the functional anatomy of language. Solid knowledge of spoken and written English is, however, required.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The grade will be based on 1) the oral presentation of a scientific article (40% of grade), 2) one written homework assignment designed to assess integration and understanding of the material presented in the course and of mandatory readings (40% of grade, due Feb 28th), and 3) class participation (20% of grade).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

To pass, students will be required to present a scientific paper (40%), to do a written assignment (40%) and to participate actively in the seminar, asking questions and contributing to discussions (20%). Also, to receive credit for the seminar you cannot miss more than one session.

Prüfungsstoff

The content of the lectures, the readings and the discussions that take place during the seminar will be relevant for the homework assignment.

Literatur

The mandatory and optional readings will be made available via moodle to students who register for the course. Readings will include research papers and book chapters.

Examples of mandatory readings:
• de Bot, K., 2019. Defining and Assessing Multilingualism, in: The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK, pp. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119387725.ch1
• Kemmerer, Chapter 17: The Bilingual Brain, in: Cognitive Neuroscience of Language: Second Edition (a digital copy of the chapter will be made available to the students).
• Sulpizio, S., Del Maschio, N., Fedeli, D., Abutalebi, J., 2020. Bilingual language processing: A meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.12.014

Examples of recommended readings:
• Morgan-Short, K., Steinhauer, K., Sanz, C., Ullman, M.T., 2012. Explicit and implicit second language training differentially affect the achievement of native-like brain activation patterns. J. Cogn. Neurosci. 24, 933–47. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00119
• Ullman, M.T., 2001. The declarative/procedural model of lexicon and grammar. J. Psycholinguist. Res. 30, 37–69.
• Abutalebi, J., Green, D., 2007. Bilingual language production: The neurocognition of language representation and control. J. Neurolinguistics 20, 242–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2006.10.003

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:19