Type of course

Admission requirements

Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse) or prior learning and work experience (realkompetanse). A good command of oral and written English is recommended. Students who wish to take the course should have some basic knowledge of linguistics.

Application code: 9199 - Enkeltemner (ikke realfag), lavere grad (Nordic applicants).

Course content

Objectives of the course

After completing this course the students have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with established results in this area from the fields of linguistics, psychology and neuroscience. By the end of the course, the students will have gained:

• knowledge of our current understanding of the mental processes involved in the processing and production of the sounds and structures of natural language in normal adult users
• knowledge of the various research methods used to test linguistic behaviours and how they can be interpreted
• knowledge of speech errors, disorders and aphasias and what they tell us about language ability more generally
• understanding of the relationship between learning, tacit knowledge and more general cognitive processes.

Skills

By the end of the course, the student should have acquired the following basic skills:

• the ability to communicate clearly the knowledge objectives described above both orally and in writing
• the ability to think about and discuss issues concerning the relationship between behavioural data and what it might tell us about the mind/brain
• a critical appreciation of different theories of the language faculty as found in the research literature.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

The course will be taught two hours per week for 13 weeks and will consist of lectures, seminars and project work.

Quality assurance: The course undergoes a midterm evaluation or an end-of-term evaluation every third year.

Information to incoming exchange students