Learning Outcomes
Students are expected
Τo understand the neurobiological basis of language
To understand the role of the brain in language learning (L1, L2, L3)
To understand the role of brain in performing highly specialized linguistic tasks (e.g. simultaneous interpretation)
To correlate the findings of basic research on neuro-linguistics with the foreign language practice in the classroom.
To understand the methodology of neurolinguistics
To understand how this methodology is applied to the study of language
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course is an introductory approach to Neurolinguistics. Specifically, I focus on the following sections:
• Brain and language. Structure and language functions.
• Learning L1 as a neurobiological process.
• Brain plasticity and bilingualism / multilingualism. Brain and L2 learning
• Neurolinguistic findings and foreign language teaching
Additional bibliography for study
Ahlsén, Ε. (2006). Introduction to Neurolinguistics. Amsterdmam.John Benjamins.
Schumann, J. κά. (2004). The neurobiology of learning. Perspectives from second language acquisition. New York: Lawrence Elbraum.
Bογινδρούκας, Ι., Οκαλίδου, Α. & Σταυρακάκη, Σ. (Επιμέλεια έκδοσης) (2010). Αναπτυξιακές γλωσσικές διαταραχές: Από τη βασική έρευνα στην κλινική πράξη. Θεσσαλονίκη. Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο.