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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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Date: May 14, 1986
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meeting of May 13, 1986 gives rise to the following motion:
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board
of Governors, as set forth in S.86-36, the proposed new courses
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PSYC 366-3 Language Development
PSYC 367-3 Experimental Psycholinguistics
and deletion of
PSYC 365-3 Psycholinguistics"
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The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of January 23, 1986
approved the deletion of PSYC 365 Psycholinguistics permanently, and the
addition of PSYC 366-3 Language Development, and PSYC 367-3 Experimental
Psycholinguistics. These courses have been circulated for overlap consideration,
and the report from the library is attached. Would you please put this on the
agenda of the next-meeting ofS.C.U;S; -----------------
Thank you.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
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Calendar Information
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Department PSYCHOLOGY
Abbreviation Code: PSYC
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Course Number: ?
366
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Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 2-0-2
Title of Course: Language Development
Calendar Description of Course:
Treats language development from a psychological point of view. Topics include: origins
of language in phyloeny, comparison between animal and human communication systems, and
the acquisition of language in the first years of life.
Nature of Course Lecture/Lab
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Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Psyc 101
Recommended: Lin220 or Engi 212
at course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
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Psyc 365
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Scheduling.
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ow frequently will the course be offered? Once every 6 semesters
Semester in which the cccrse will first be offered?
ich of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
cssible? V. Modigliani, J. Strayer, W. Turnbull
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Objectives of the Course This course explores language from a psychological perspective.
The -overall organizing framework will be language development. In the first part of the
course we shall consider the question of the origins of language in phylogeny. Consideration
will be given to a comparison between animal and human communication systems. In the
remainder of the course, we shall consider at length the question of the ontogency of
language 'i.e., what process and/or capacity underliethe child's acquisition of language.
4. getary and Space Recirements (for information only)
additional resource will be required in the following areas:
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SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
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Title
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Experimental
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Psycholinguistics
Number: 367
Calendar Description of Course:
Explores language comprehension and production from a psychological point of view.
Topics include: the experimental analysis of the basic processes in the
comprehension and production of speech, speech perception, reading, conversational
analysis, pragmatics, and the relationship between language and thought.
Nature of Course Lecture/Lab
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
Psyc 101
Recommended: Ling 220 or Engl 212
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: ?
Psyc 365
How frequently will the course be offered? Once every 6 semesters
Semester in which the course will first be offered?
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
possible? ?
V. Modigliani, W. Turnbull
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Objectives of the Course The course provides an introduction to contemporary experimental
psycholinguistics. We will focus first on basic processes underlying adult native speakers'
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ability to produce and comprehend language. Next, we will examine conversational behaviour.
Throughout, the emphasis will be on the knowledge and processes people must possess in order
to use language as a communication device. Finally, the relationship between language and
thought will be examined.
4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
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Audio Visual
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Equipment
5. Approval
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Department Chairman
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these new course proposals appear
to reflect a combination of previously existing departmental
interests and as such are already covered by existing collection
policies. Collections profiles already in place for Education,
Psychology and D.L.L.L. will support thee courses easily and
additional expenditures should be negligible.
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