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    Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT)

    COURSE OUTLINE
    Semester: Spring 2023
    Program: BA (Hons) in English
    Course Code: ENG 431
    Course Title: Introduction to Psycholinguistics
    Intake: 48 (1, 2 & 3)
    Course Teacher: Md. Solaiman Alam
    Contact: 01799900747
    Email: [email protected]

    Core Text:

    1. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. H. Douglas Brown. Prentice- Hall, inc.

    Recommended Text Books:

    1. An Introduction to Language. Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman & Nina Hyams. Harcourt
    Brace College, 1997.
    2. Psycholinguistics. Dan Isaac Slobin. California, 1939.
    3. Language in Infancy and Childhood. Alan Cruttenden. Manchester University Press, 1979.
    4. Psychology and Language. Herbert H. Clark and Eve. V. Clark. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
    Inc, 1977.
    5. Psycholinguistics: An Introduction to the Psychology of Language. Donald J. Foss and
    David T. Hakes- Hall, Inc. 1978
    6. Psycholinguistics: A Resource Book for Students. John Field. New York. 2003.
    Objective:

    This course serves as an introduction to psycholinguistics and it will examine the psychological and
    neurobiological aspects that drive learners to comprehend, acquire, process, and learn the language.

    Course organization
    Two one and a half hour lectures per week

    Course Evaluation
    Total Marks : 100
    Class attendance : 5%
    Class Test and Quiz : (10% + 5%) = 15%
    Presentation or Assignment : 10%
    Midterm Examination : 30%
    Final Examination : 40%
    Grade point distribution:
    Range Grade G. Pt Range Grade G. Pt
    80% and above A+ 4.00 50% to less than 55% C+ 2.50
    75% to less than 80% A 3.75 45% to less than 50% C 2.25
    70% to less than 75% A- 3.50 40% to less than 45% D 2.00
    65% to less than 70% B+ 3.25 Less than 40% F 0.00
    60% to less than 65% B 3.00 I Incomplete.
    55% to less than 60% B- 2.75 R Retake

    Marks distribution for attendance:

    Percentage of Attendance Marks


    Less than 70% 0
    71%-75% 1
    76%-80% 2
    81%-85% 3
    86%-90% 4
    91%-100% 5

    The students are asked to attend every exam on scheduled time.

    Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO):

    By the end of the course, we hope that you will be able to:

    1. Explain the theories and key concepts concerning psychological and neurobiological aspects
    that enable language learners to comprehend, process, and produce language(s)
    2. Demonstrate knowledge about the classical psycholinguistic experiments
    3. Understand empirical studies of psycholinguistics
    4. Synthesize results and findings of psycholinguistic studies

    LECTURE PLAN

    Month Week Lecture Topics Chapter Remarks


    (Lesson) (Take
    notes
    during
    classes)
    March 30, 2023 – 1 1 Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
    April 5, 2023
    2 Scopes of Psycholinguistics
    3 Theories of Language Acquisition
    April 6-12, 2023 2 4 Behaviorism
    5 Classical Conditioning
    6 Operant Conditioning Class Test
    April 13-18, 2023 3 7 Reinforcement
    8 Punishment
    9 Behavioristic Approach to Language
    April 19-27, 2023 Holiday (Shab-e-Qadr & Eid-ul-Fitr)
    April 28- May 4, 2023 4 10 Issues in First Language Acquisition
    1 May (Holiday, May
    11
    Day) Imitation
    12 Types of Imitation
    5 May Holiday (Buddha Purnima)
    May 6-12, 2023 5 13 Input
    14 Comprehensible Input Class Test
    15 Child Language Acquisition
    May 13-17, 2023 6 16 Stages of Child Language Acquisition
    17 Review
    18 Review
    May 18-19, 2023 Preparatory Leave for Midterm Exam
    May 20-31, 2023 Mid-term Examination
    June 1-7, 2023 7 19 Nativist Theory
    20 LAD
    21 Universal Grammar
    June 8-14, 2023 8 22 Class Test
    Pivot Grammar (Case Study)
    23 PDP Model
    24 Continuation
    June 15-21, 2023 9 25 Piaget’s Cognitive Constructivism
    26 Schema
    27 Assimilation
    June 22-25, 2023 10 28 Accommodation
    29 Equilibration
    30 Stages of Cognitive Development
    June 26- July 3, 2023 Holiday (Eid-ul-Azha)
    July 4- 10, 2023 11 31
    Competence & Performance
    32 Comprehension & Production Class Test
    33 Vygotsky
    July 11- 17, 2023 12 34 Social Constructivism
    35 More Knowledgeable Other
    36 Zone of Proximal Development
    July 18-24, 2023 13 37 Language, Brain and Thought
    38 Review
    39 Review
    July 25-26, 2023 Preparatory Leave for Midterm Exam
    July 27- August 8, Semester Final Examination
    2023
    Result to be Published: August 19, 2023

    SLA
    Signature of Course Teacher

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