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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The Bilingual Brain
University of Houston System
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Approx. 16 hours to complete
Suggested: 4-6 hours/week
English
Subtitles: English, Russian
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University of Houston System
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1 hour to complete
Week 1
1 hour to complete
7 videos (Total 42 min)
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
2 hours to complete
Week 2
2 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 87 min)
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
2 hours to complete
Week 3
2 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 95 min)
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
2 hours to complete
Week 4
2 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 97 min)
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
Reviews
4.6
TOP REVIEWS FROM THE BILINGUAL BRAIN
by ZRJan 17, 2018
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
by SCOct 30, 2016
A great course for those who are interested in the fascinating bilingual research going on in area. Clearly stated, up-to-date literature shared.
by TUOct 6, 2019
Very interesting and informative. Many aspects make you think of language, the mind, and the brain in a different way. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
by DROct 13, 2019
This course provides lost of data and valuable information for those who are interested in bilingualism and how the brain works.
by CSJan 28, 2019
This class covered many different aspects of bilingualism (and multiligualism) and included evidence from research.
by MLSep 19, 2019
Happy Learning 👊🏻🤩👊🏻\n\nVery Informative 👍🏻😄👍🏻\n\nVery Interesting 👏🏻😀👏🏻\n\nThank you, DR. George Hernandez🙏🏻🏆🙏🏻
by GSNov 19, 2017
Please, if there is another course with Dr. Hernandez! I am very fascinated in that topic!
by VGApr 5, 2018
Loved it. I hope there will be a follow up. I still have many questions about bilingualism
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