The Bilingual Brain

University of Houston

About this Course

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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.

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Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish, Chinese

Instructor

Instructor rating

4.57/5 (37 Ratings)

Arturo E. Hernandez

Professor

Psychology

18,738 Learners

1 Course

Learner Career Outcomes

14%

got a tangible career benefit from this course

10%

got a pay increase or promotion

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish, Chinese

Offered by

University of Houston

Established in 1927, the University of Houston empowers students in their pursuit of learning, discovery, leadership and engagement. Located in a sprawling metropolis, our premier Tier One campus provides students with cutting edge programs including undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, distance and continuing education. Ranked among the best colleges in America, UH is home to award-winning faculty, innovative research centers, has one of the most diverse student populations in the nation, and alumni who have become international leaders.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Content Rating97%(1,752 ratings)

Week

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Week 1

1 hour to complete

7 videos (Total 42 min)

7 videos

Office Hours 117m

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 Quiz30m

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Week 2

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 87 min)

8 videos

Office Hours 217m

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 Quiz30m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Week 3

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 95 min)

11 videos

Office Hours 319m

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 Quiz30m

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Week 4

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 97 min)

8 videos

Office Hours 416m

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 Quiz30m

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The Bilingual Brain