Summer 2016 - LING 415 D100
Neurolinguistics (3)
Class Number: 2910
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
-
Course Times + Location:
May 9 – Aug 8, 2016: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
BurnabyMay 9 – Aug 8, 2016: Thu, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
-
Instructor:
Yue Wang
yuew@sfu.ca
778.782.6924
Office: RCB 9213
-
Prerequisites:
12 units of upper division linguistic courses.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Explores language as a system of the human brain, including specific topics such as the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of language; language production, perception and processing; bilingualism, language learning and brain plasticity; and aphasia, dyslexia, deafness and sign languages. Students with credit for LING 480 with this topic may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course explores language as a system of the human brain. Topics include neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of language; mapping brain and language; language production, perception and processing; language acquisition and bilingualism; language disorders and sign languages; language and cognition.
No Final Exam
Grading
- Participation and Assigments 30%
- Project I 30%
- Project II 40%
NOTES:
It is strongly recommended that you see the Student Advisor regarding your degree requirements at least two semesters before you plan to graduate. Unless you meet both faculty and major/minor requirements, your graduation cannot be approved.
Students should familiarize themselves with the Department's Standards on Class Management and Student Responsibilities at http://www.sfu.ca/linguistics/undergraduate/student-resources/department-standards.html#main_content_text.
Please note that a grade of “FD” may be assigned as a penalty for academic dishonesty.
All student requests for accommodations for their religious practices must be made in writing by the end of the first week of classes or no later than one week after a student adds a course.
Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities (778-782-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca).
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Required readings will be available for download from the course website.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Ingram, J. C. L. (2007). Neurolinguistics: An Introduction to Spoken Language Processing and its Disorders (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics). Cambridge University Press.ISBN-10: 0521796407 (Paperback)
Stemmer, B. and Whitaker, H.A. (2010). Handbook of the Neuroscience of Language. Academic Press. ISBN-10: 008045352X.
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site contains information on what is meant by academic dishonesty and where you can find resources to help with your studies. There is also a section on tutoring.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS