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Course Description
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Course Name
Language and 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
Linguistics, Psychology
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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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
Course 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.
Course 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.