This course explores the brain bases of bilingualism by discussing literature relevant to differences in age of initial learning, proficiency, and control in the nonverbal, single language and dual-language literature. Participants will learn about the latest research related to how humans learn one or two languages and other cognitive skills.
Offered By
University of Houston System
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
11 hour to complete
Week 1
7 videos (Total 42 min), 1 quiz
7 videos
1-1 Introduction1m
1-2 Familiarity and Its Neural Instantiation2m
1-3 Age of Acquisition7m
1-4 Beyond Language1m
1-5 Plan for this course8m
1-6 Toward a Bilingual Metaphor4m
1 practice exercise
Week 1 Quiz10m
Week
22 hours to complete
Week 2
8 videos (Total 87 min), 1 quiz
8 videos
2 The Nature of Learning18m
2-1 AOA In A Single Language12m
2-2 AoA and Sensitive Periods20m
2-3 AoA and Language4m
2-4 Digging into the Depth of Language4m
2-5 Building a Grammar6m
2-6 The Sensorimotor Nature of AoA1m
1 practice exercise
Week 2 Quiz14m
Week
32 hours to complete
Week 3
11 videos (Total 95 min), 1 quiz
11 videos
3 Laying Down Two Languages Across Time2m
3.1 Let There Be Sound16m
3.2 Phonology in a Second Language16m
3.3 Grammar1m
3.4 Critical Periods in a Second Language3m
3.5 AoA and Orphaned Language10m
3.6 Grammatical Proccessing and AoA11m
3.7 Isolating AoA2m
3.8 Grammatical Gender3m
3.9 Camparing First and Second Language7m
1 practice exercise
Week 3 Quiz18m
Week
42 hours to complete
Week 4
8 videos (Total 97 min), 1 quiz
8 videos
4 Proficiency, Efficiency and Expertise1m
4.1 Expertise9m
4.2 Perceptual Expertise16m
4.3 What Makes Expertise17m
4.4 Deliberate Practice and Language11m
4.5 Learning Without Knowing18m
4.6 Expertise and Language Proficiency 5m
1 practice exercise
Week 4 Quiz12m
4.6
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Top reviews from The Bilingual Brain
This course helped me in understanding various aspects of how brain and mind works and how we can use these knowledge for studying different languages and also when we multitasks
A great course for those who are interested in the fascinating bilingual research going on in area. Clearly stated, up-to-date literature shared.
Instructor
Arturo E. Hernandez
ProfessorPsychology
About University of Houston System
The University of Houston System’s four universities and six regional campuses comprise the only comprehensive higher education system serving the world’s energy capital and the Gulf Coast region. Among institutions nationwide, the UH System remains a model of diversity and a reflection of the city it serves.
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