Course: Psycholinguistics

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Course title Psycholinguistics
Course code KGN/92BPS
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Spáčilová Libuše, prof. PhDr. Dr.
Course content
The introductory part of the discipline will focus on various ways of communication and will mention the main stages of communication development in human individuals from the point of view of ontology and the biological conditions of language acquisition in humans. In the second part of the course, basic theoretical concepts of language acquisition will be introduced (behaviourism, cognitive approach, interactionist approach, nativist and other approaches) along with the most common neurogenic communication disorders in adults.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim is to provide information to doctoral students about basic topics of this discipline. Emphasis will be placed mainly on theoretical concepts of language acquisition in human individuals and on disorders in the sphere of language acquisition, such as aphasia, dysgraphia, dyslexia and others.
The doctoral student will gain information on the field of psycholinguistics. The research findings from this area are profusely used in other linguistic disciplines, e.g. cognitive linguistics.
Prerequisites
active knowledge of German language at the C2 level (the course is held in German), knowledge of basic terminology in the field of linguistics

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

successful mastering of the required curriculum in the form of a complex exam
Recommended literature
  • Altmann, G. T. M., & Turbová, M. (2005). Výstup na babylonskou věž: otázky jazyka, mysli a porozumění. Praha: Triáda.
  • DIETRICH, Rainer. (2007). Psycholinguistik. Stuttgart.
  • FISCHER, Steven Roger. (1999). Eine kleine Geschichte der Sprache. Praha.
  • KLANN-DELIUS, Gisela. (1999). Spracherwerb. Stuttgart - Weimar.
  • Vygotskij, L. S., & Průcha, J. (2004). Psychologie myšlení a řeči. Praha: Portál.
  • ZIMMERMANN, Dieter E. (2001). So kommt der Mensch zur Sprache. München.


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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Language (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Language (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Literature (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Clinical and Educational Psychology (2020) Category: Psychology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media and Cultural Studies (2021) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Adult Education (2021) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Literature (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Comparative Slavonic Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance Languages (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance literature (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Clinical and Educational Psychology (2020) Category: Psychology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Literature (2019_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Language (2019_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (2021_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Literature (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Language (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Language (13) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Literature (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Literatura (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance Languages (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Languages and Culture of China and Japan (2019_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media and Cultural Studies (2021_2024) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance literature (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Languages and Culture of China and Japan (15) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Language (13) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance Languages (14) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Arts (19) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History of Art, Heritage Conservation and Technology for Material Analysis (20) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English and American Literature (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Literature (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Theory of Communication (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (20) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Dutch Philology (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Politology (2021_2024) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance literature (2021_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Andragogy (20_2024) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Dutch Philology (2020_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Politology (19) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Language (15) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Literature (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Pedagogical Psychology (12) Category: Psychology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Comparative Slavonic Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance Languages (2021_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Arts (19) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (20) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media and Cultural Studies (2021) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Dutch Philology (2020_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English and American Literature (2019_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Comparative Slavonic Philology (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media and Cultural Studies (14) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Arts (12) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory of Literature (12) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (20) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English and American Literature (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Theory of Communication (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Languages and Culture of China and Japan (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Language (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Language (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (20_2024) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (12) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Literature, Theatre and Film (12) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History of Art, Heritage Conservation and Technology for Material Analysis (20) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Dutch Philology (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (20) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Language (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Languages and Culture of China and Japan (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance Literatures (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media and Cultural Studies (2021_2024) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Dutch Philology (16) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Economic and Managerial Studies (16) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Music (12) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Literature, Theatre and Film (12) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Work & Organizational Psychology and Traffic Psychology (2020) Category: Psychology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Work & Organizational Psychology and Traffic Psychology (2020) Category: Psychology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Andragogy (20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Language (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Cultural Industry Studies (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (20) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Music (19) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Literature (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Literature (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Politology (2021) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Economic and Managerial Studies (16) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media and Cultural Studies (14) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Andragogy (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (12) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Romance literature (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Historical Sciences (19) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Comparative Slavonic Philology (2019_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Work & Organizational Psychology and Traffic Psychology (2020) Category: Psychology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Linguistics and Digital Humanities (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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