Anglo-American University in Prague Language & The Mind
| Course Name | Language & The Mind |
| Course Code | PSY302 / PSY502 |
| 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鈥檚 language learning and language diversity. |
| Learning Outcomes | Upon successful completion the student will have 鈥� Gained an insight into the human language and mind; 鈥� Defined relevant concepts and posed critical questions; 鈥� Identified psychological, social and cultural factors constraining language usage; 鈥� Compared and comprehended the logic of sounds and grammars across languages; 鈥� Discovered interrelations of human biology and psychology of language; 鈥� Applied what learned in class to a researched project; 鈥� Collected primary data to document it and posed questions about the data; 鈥� Framed the project by a relevant theory; 鈥� Presented the project in class and summarized it in writing. |
| School | The School of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Level | Bachelor / Master |
| Number of credits (US / ECTS) | 3 US / 6 ECTS |
| Prerequisites | PSY150 |