《语言与大脑》课程教学大纲

《语言与大脑》课程教学大纲课程基本信息（CourseInformation）课程代码（CourseCode）EN912*学时（CreditHours）32*学分（Credits）2*课程名称（CourseName）（中文）语言与大脑（英文）LanguageandBrain课程性质(CourseType)通识核心课程GeneralCoreCourse授课对象（TargetAudience）对大脑、语言、文化和交流感兴趣的学生，包括语言学,心理学，社会学，医学（尤其是神经科学，包括电生理学，脑成像技术和基因科学），计算机科学，生物工程，和生物统计学等相关专业学科。Forstudentsinterestedinbrain,language,cultureandcommunication,aswellasrelevantmajorsincludinglinguistics,psychology,sociology,medicine(especiallyneuroscience,includingelectrophysiology,brainimagingtechnologyandgeneticscience),computerscience,bioengineering,andbiostatistics.授课语言(LanguageofInstruction)英文English*开课院系（School）外国语学院SchoolofForeignLanguages先修课程（Prerequisite）无特殊规定。可以具有一定语言学，心理学，认知神经科学方面的知识。如果没有的话，授课教师将会给额外的阅读材料和视频学习资料。Nospeciallimits.Studentswithbasicknowledgeoflinguistics,psychologyandcognitiveneurosciencewillbewelcomed.Ifstudentshavelittlerelevantknowledge,professorwillprovideextrareadingandvideomaterials.*课程简介（Description）“语言与大脑”基于语言以及与之相关的文化、思维、认知心理，结合神经科学等领域的前沿发现，深入浅出地介绍人类语言交流的神经学原理、以及语言与大脑如何相互影响。本课程旨在：1）介绍语言、交流、文化、认知以及神经科学之间的相互关系；2）有关语言学习、言语交流困难的神经科学前沿发现；3）介绍本领域当前的热点话题。语言是交流是人类生活和社会交流的核心，而先天或后天的语言缺陷和沟通障碍深刻影响个人的生活质量以及人际之间的社会关系。本课程首先介绍语言学、人类学、心理学、哲学、人际交流以及认知神经科学的基本概念。授课重点在于言语，语言，听觉和认知所必需的生理结构和功能关系，同时也讲述其他相关领域的重要思想和发现。在此基础上，将探索一系列热点话题，如语言学习和习得的神经基础、言语感知的神经机制、概念表征机制、语言与认知的关系、语言学习对大脑的影响等。*课程简介（Description）Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswithanoverviewofthebrainbasesoflanguage.Itsgoalsinclude(1)toweavetogetherbasicconceptsregardingtherelationshipsamonglanguage,communication,culture,cognition,andneuroscience;(2)tointroducefindingsfromthestudyofbrainandlanguage;and(3)topresenttopicsofspecialinterestinthisfield.Languageexistsinthehumanmindandisatthecoreofhumancommunication,whilecommunicationdisordersprofoundlyaffectsocialrelationsamongpeople,andhavetheirneurologicalandbiologicalbaseinthebrain.Thecoursewillbeginwithintroductorylecturesdiscussingbasicissuesinlinguistics,anthropology,culturalpsychology,philosophy,humancommunicationandcognitiveneuroscience.Emphasisisonstructuralandfunctionalrelationshipsnecessaryforspeech,language,hearing,andcognition.Ideasandfindingsfromvariousdisciplineswillbebroughttogether.

Thenawiderangeoftopicswillbeexplored,including:theneuralbasesof(firstandsecond)languageacquisition,ofspeechperception,andofconceptualrepresentations;

therelationshipbetweenlanguageandcognition;theimpactsoflanguagelearningonbrain;aphasia(acquiredlanguageimpairments);readingandalexia(acquiredreadingimpairments);theneuralbasesofwrittenlanguage;developmentaldyslexia,etc.课程教学大纲（CourseSyllabus）*学习目标(LearningOutcomes)本课程的培养目标是帮助学生能够：1.

理解语言、交流、文化以及神经科学之间的重要联系；2.

理解大脑和语言行为之间的相关关系，包括正确描述与听说读写和使用手势语言相关的大脑活动区域和脑功能组织。3.

解释语言交流障碍和疾病的神经学基础。Attheconclusionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto：1.Demonstrateunderstandingof

theimportantlinksbetweenlanguage,humancommunication,cognition,culturalpsychology,andcognitiveneuroscience.2.Demonstrateunderstandingofbasicbrain/behaviorcorrelates;describefunctionalorganizationofbrainactivityduringlanguagebehaviors,etc.3.Explaintheneurologicalbasisforcommonpathologiesinneurogeniccommunicationdisordersacrossthelife-span.*教学内容进度安排及要求(ClassSchedule&Requirements)教学内容学时教学方式作业及要求基本要求考查方式Language,Cognition,andCulture4LecturesReading;attendance;In-classactivitiesQuiz1Reading,ListeningandSpeaking;theNatureoftheProblem4LecturesReading;Labassignmentattendance;In-classactivitiesBasicResearchLabSystematicity,theBrain,andLanguage2LecturesReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesQuiz2TheBrainandNervousSystem:AnatomyandPhysiology2LecturesReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesExam1FunctionalOrganizationoftheBrain2LecturesReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesQuiz3LanguageAcquisitionandBrain2LecturesReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesQuiz4SecondLanguageLearningandBrain3LecturesReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesQuiz5Autism3LecturesReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesClinicalLabAphasia3LecturesReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesQuiz6DevelopmentalDyslexia3LecturesReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesExam2StudentProject4StudentPresentationReadingattendance;In-classactivitiesFinalprojectpresentation*考核方式(Grading)2exams:60%10In-classactivities/quizzes:20%2Labexercises:10%1Finalprojectpresentation:10%*教材或参考资料(Textbooks&OtherMaterials)ElisabethAhlsen.(2006).IntroductiontoNeurolinguistics.JohnBenjaminsPublishingCompany.DavidKemmerer.(2015).CognitiveNeuroscienceofLanguage.PsychologyPress.(1stEdition)Bhatnagar,S.(2012).NeurosciencefortheStudyofComm