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Course Description
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Course Name
Language & The Mind
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Host University
Anglo-American University
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Location
Prague, Czech Republic
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Area of Study
Psychology
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Language Level
Taught In English
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Description
LANGUAGE and the MIND is an advanced course in human thinking and speaking that deals with psychological, cognitive and anthropological aspects of language as a key to mind, intellect and creativity; interrelation of language, thoughts and brain; language in mediating experience, remembering and creating meaning; the instinctive, emotional and rational in our cognition; pre-linguistic cognition of hominids; children’s language learning and language diversity.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion the student will have – Gained an insight into the human language and mind;
– Defined relevant concepts and posed critical questions;
– Identified psychological, social and cultural factors constraining language usage;
– Compared and comprehended the logic of sounds and grammars across languages;
– Discovered interrelations of human biology and psychology of language;
– Applied what learned in class to a researched project;
– Collected primary data to document it and posed questions about the data;
– Framed the project by a relevant theory;
– Presented the project in class and summarized it in writing.