2024
Language, Reading and Writing Psychology
Name: Language, Reading and Writing Psychology
Code: PSI13148M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Psychology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Psychology of Language, Reading addresses the nature and specificity of human language and considers the complex set of psycolinguistic processes involved in the use of speech and written language.
Learning outcomes:
1. Describe the nature and specificity of human language;
2. Describe the processes involved in language perception, comprehension and production.
3. Identify the main driving forces of linguistic development and give an account of how lan-guage acquisition proceeds
4. Describe the different modern writing systems, in particular the alphabetic writing system
5. Recognize the specificity of the psycholinguistic processes involved in reading and writing and describe how they develop throughout literacy acquisition;
6. Know a variety of methods that have been used in the study of oral and written language
Learning outcomes:
1. Describe the nature and specificity of human language;
2. Describe the processes involved in language perception, comprehension and production.
3. Identify the main driving forces of linguistic development and give an account of how lan-guage acquisition proceeds
4. Describe the different modern writing systems, in particular the alphabetic writing system
5. Recognize the specificity of the psycholinguistic processes involved in reading and writing and describe how they develop throughout literacy acquisition;
6. Know a variety of methods that have been used in the study of oral and written language
Contents
1.The study of language
The nature and specificity of human language
The biological and developmental bases of language
2. Language acquisition and development
Phonological development
Lexical and semantic development
Early syntactic development
3. Oral language:
Describing speech
Processes involved in speech perception and word recognition
Models of speech production and comprehension
4. Written language
Reading and writing
Writing systems and orthography
Psycholinguistic processes involved in fluent reading and writing
Reading acquisition
-Theoretical models of reading and writing acquisition
- Teaching methods
- Factors that influence learning
5. Specific learning disabilities in reading and writing
The nature and specificity of human language
The biological and developmental bases of language
2. Language acquisition and development
Phonological development
Lexical and semantic development
Early syntactic development
3. Oral language:
Describing speech
Processes involved in speech perception and word recognition
Models of speech production and comprehension
4. Written language
Reading and writing
Writing systems and orthography
Psycholinguistic processes involved in fluent reading and writing
Reading acquisition
-Theoretical models of reading and writing acquisition
- Teaching methods
- Factors that influence learning
5. Specific learning disabilities in reading and writing
Teaching Methods
The unit will be taught using a combination of lectures such as theoretical exposition, discus-sion, practical classes, self guided learning and laboratory assignments. Students are encour-aged to read the bibliography / materials before in order to question fundamental ideas and clarify procedures.
Continuous evaluation
Group work: presentation and oral discussion of a scientific article (10%), experimental partici-pation (10%), experimental work report (20%).
Written test (60%)
Final evaluation
Final exam (with a component related to theoretical knowledge - 60% - and another one related to methodology, research techniques and results - 40%).
In this module attendance is mandatory in 75% of classes.
Continuous evaluation
Group work: presentation and oral discussion of a scientific article (10%), experimental partici-pation (10%), experimental work report (20%).
Written test (60%)
Final evaluation
Final exam (with a component related to theoretical knowledge - 60% - and another one related to methodology, research techniques and results - 40%).
In this module attendance is mandatory in 75% of classes.
Teaching Staff
- Isabel Maria Cabrita de Araújo Leite dos Santos Silva [responsible]
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