John Williams
Reader in Applied Psycholinguistics, University of Cambridge

Oct.14-Nov.5, 2015

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Oct. 14 15:10-17:00
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Introduction to cognitive processing and learning

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Oct. 15 15:10-17:00
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Bilingual word recognition and syntactic processing
 
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Oct. 21 15:10-17:00
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Meaning access in monolinguals and bilinguals
 
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Oct. 22 15:10-17:00
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Memory systems and language

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Oct. 28 15:10-17:00
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Implicit and statistical learning: the view from psychology
 
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Oct. 29 15:10-17:00
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Attention
 
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Nov. 4 15:10-17:00
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Implicit learning in second language acquisition
 
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Nov. 5 15:10-17:00
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Working memory in language learning and processing


John Williams:

John Williams specializes in the cognitive mechanisms of second language learning and second language lexical and syntactic processing. His work draws on theoretical concepts and experimental methodologies from cognitive psychology and applies these to second language processing and learning using laboratory-based methods.

Psychology of Language Learning and Processing

1. Introduction. Some basic principles of cognitive processing and learning: Top-down and bottom-up processing, modular versus interactive processing, connectionist models of learning, representation of rules versus exceptions (with reference to word reading and morphology).

2. Bilingual word recognition and syntactic processing. Are the representations of L1 and L2 words stored in separate or shared systems? Can bilinguals “switch off” the language that is not in use? Can bilinguals ever come to process the morpho-syntax of their L2 in a native-like way? Evidence from reading times and event-related potentials.The cognitive benefits of bilingualism.

3. Meaning access in monolinguals and bilinguals. The nature of meaning representation in the brain, embodied versus disembodied representations of meaning. Accessing meaning from L2 words – mediated or direct access?

4. Memory systems and language. Behavioural and neuropsychological perspectives on declarative and procedural memory. What does amnesia tell us about memory and learning? The role of consolidation and sleep in promoting memory.

5. Implicit and statistical learning: the view from psychology. Common implicit learning paradigms (artificial grammar, serial reaction time, statistical learning). How implicit is the knowledge that is acquired? How implicit is the learning process? Can abstract rules be learned implicitly? The evidence for consolidation effects.

6. Attention. What is attention? How does attention relate to conscious awareness? The role of attention in language processing. Can there be learning without attention? Can there be learning without awareness?

7. Implicit learning in second language acquisition. Experiments using semi-artificial languages.Implicit learning of word order and semantic regularities.Evidence for consolidation effects.Individual differences in implicit learning: the influence of prior linguistic knowledge; implicit learning as an ability.

8. Working memory in language learning and processing. The role of phonological short-term memory in learning vocabulary and grammar. The role of complex working memory in language processing and in implicit and explicit language learning.

来源网址：http://seis.bfsu.edu.cn/events/lectures/15100802