Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2014/2015

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
4
B
IUS/07 ,MED/42 ,MED/43
8
A/B/C
MED/09 ,MED/34 ,MED/50 ,M-PSI/08
Prova finale
7
E
-

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Teaching code

4S000173

Credits

2

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Period

LEZIONI 1^ ANNO 2^ SEMESTRE dal Feb 1, 2013 al Mar 31, 2013.

Location

VERONA

To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link:  Course organization

Learning outcomes

The course is aimed to provide students with basic knowledge about Psycholinguistics, by presenting the functioning of language and cognitive processes that support it, by examining learning, comprehension, speech and reading.
Starting with an introductory analysis of the historical reasons that led Psycholinguistics to become as it is, the course will then focus on main theories and researches in the field, from a viewpoint centered on language processing, acquisition and production of language, its main properties and disorders.

Program

The course will present the main theories and experimental researches that in the last decades tried to explain the role of language within the communication systems, and the different types of communicative languages, the origins and the development of language in both non human and human animals, its acquisition, the relationship among language and the other cognitive processes, like perception, memory, and thought, the way in which it is understood and used in reading and writing, the neural bases, the main disorders.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Harris M., Coltheart M. L’elaborazione del linguaggio nei bambini e negli adulti Mulino 2003 978-88-15-09338-7 testo principale
S. AGLIOTI, F. FABBRO Neuropsicologia del linguaggio Il Mulino: Bologna 2006 8815106820
C. CACCIARI Psicologia del linguaggio Il Mulino: Bologna 2011 8815110402

Examination Methods

In the dedicated web page lessons slides will be available to students. The exam consists in a written multiple choice test. Students interested in studying in more detail a specific topic can write a short dissertation to supplement the written exam mark. The argument should be proposed via e-mail and the dissertation should be presented at least two weeks before the examination session.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Teaching materials e documents

  • File pdf   1   (pdf, it, 459 KB, 2/14/13)
  • File pdf   2   (pdf, it, 1625 KB, 2/14/13)
  • File pdf   3   (pdf, it, 3434 KB, 2/14/13)
  • File pdf   4   (pdf, it, 2256 KB, 2/14/13)
  • File pdf   5   (pdf, it, 1511 KB, 2/14/13)
  • File pdf   6   (pdf, it, 1005 KB, 2/25/13)
  • File pdf   7   (pdf, it, 7543 KB, 3/9/13)
  • File pdf   8   (pdf, it, 4964 KB, 3/9/13)