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160136 VO Neurolinguistics (2017S)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 23.08.2017 10:45 to Tu 03.10.2017 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 03.10.2017 18:00
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Examination topics
Lectures and discussion, lecture notes, and course readings
Assessment and permitted materials
Student progress will be evaluated through written examinations. These examinations will include a variety of assessment types (e.g., terminology, short essay, short answer).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Prerequisites:
No prior background in neurolinguistics is assumed for this course. Basic knowledge of linguistics is helpful, but not required.
Knowledge:
Students will acquire knowledge of the types of impairments in language functioning that result from damage to the brain and the manner in which patterns of impairment form syndromes. They will gain familiarity with the major types of aphasia and with the key historical developments and trends in neurolinguistics.
Skills:
Students will aquire skills in the identification of brain structures relevant to language, in the analysis of language disorders caused by damage to the brain, and in the analysis of patterns of online language performance.
Insight:
Our goal is to gain insight into the key issues and challanges in neurolinguistics, its methods, and the phenomena that are studied in the field. Of particular importance will be the implications of language impairment for theories of unimpaired language representation and processing in the brain.
No prior background in neurolinguistics is assumed for this course. Basic knowledge of linguistics is helpful, but not required.
Knowledge:
Students will acquire knowledge of the types of impairments in language functioning that result from damage to the brain and the manner in which patterns of impairment form syndromes. They will gain familiarity with the major types of aphasia and with the key historical developments and trends in neurolinguistics.
Skills:
Students will aquire skills in the identification of brain structures relevant to language, in the analysis of language disorders caused by damage to the brain, and in the analysis of patterns of online language performance.
Insight:
Our goal is to gain insight into the key issues and challanges in neurolinguistics, its methods, and the phenomena that are studied in the field. Of particular importance will be the implications of language impairment for theories of unimpaired language representation and processing in the brain.
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