Research interview: a set of practices of collecting ‘experience’ data.

 This course will deal with the research interview as one of the key methods of collecting data for insight into lived experience. We shall discuss ways in which interviews are (and should be) conducted, focusing in particular on designing research questions, preparing spatial arrangements and recording, as well as the role of silence in interview practice). We shall then explore ways of processing interviews, and, finally, analysing them. We shall also discuss ethical aspects of interviewing.

 After the theoretical introduction, the course’s main focus will be practical engagement with the interview. You will be expected to design, conduct, analyse, and reflect on a short interview.

The aim of the course is to introduce students to Natural Language Processing by means of  PROLOG (2 meetings) and Python (12 meetings). You will learn:

  • How to write programs that can help you manipulate and analyse language data
  • How key concepts from NLP and linguistics are used to describe and analyse language
  • How data structures and algorithms are used in NLP
  • How language data is stored in standard formats, and how data can be used to evaluate the performance of NLP techniques

The final course grade will be calculated as a weighted mean of 

  • quiz results (10%)
  • class assignments (30%)
  • home assignments (30%)
  • group project (30%)

ECTS Code: 15-DRPS-EL-11

ECTS Points: 2.0

Summary: Scientists and the general public often speak different languages, but communicating research results is a vital step of the scientific discovery process. During this course we will cover the basics of scientific PR. This includes learning to read scientific papers, understand their importance and communicate it to the general public. Students will learn a variety of ways science can be communicated most effectively in writing, in speech,  and through graphics.


This course is an up-to-date introduction to the neuroscience of language. It guides students through all of the major areas of investigation, beginning with fundamental aspects of brain structure and function, and then proceeding to cover the perception and production of speech, the processing of language, the formulation and comprehension of complex expressions, including words, complete sentences, and entire stories. Drawing heavily on prominent theoretical models, the core chapters illustrate how such frameworks are supported, and sometimes challenged, by experiments employing diverse brain mapping techniques. Although inherently challenging, it requires no previous knowledge of either neuroscience or linguistics, defining technical terms and explaining important principles from both disciplines along the way.


The aim of this course is to develop your skills related to acquiring real-life linguistic data. We will explore methodologies allowing the collection of data in various formats and enabling quantitative analysis. Multiple modalities will be discussed, with the main focus on text and audio. The "field" will include online data. The course will include practical projects to gather real data that may be relevant in your BA research.

15-LT-PSYCH2-EL-11

Building on Psycholinguistics 1, the aim of this course is to further develop students' familiarity with psycholinguistic research and theories. In this part of the course, students will particularly focus on psycholinguistic theories & research that try to explain how the human mind processes single words, sentences, as well as larger portions of discourse. Finally, students will learn about the mechanics of reading and writing.

15-AOEP-ISAD-EL-12/22

Aims of the course (both parts combined):

1. Extending the knowledge of the written and spoken academic register – vocabulary and phraseology  – in general terms and within the selected academic discipline.
2. Extending the skills in effective use of sources in terms of critical reading as well as citing and synthesis applied in a scientific text or presentation.
3. Furthering of academic presentation skills, academic argumentation skills and academic discussion in both writing and speaking.
4. Learning the critical requirements of the scientific text in terms of its general construction  and rhetorical structure of its component parts.
5. Development of skills needed in editing and troubleshooting of academic texts.


15-AOEP-ISAD-EL-12/22

Aims of the course (both parts combined):

1. Extending the knowledge of the written and spoken academic register – vocabulary and phraseology  – in general terms and within the selected academic discipline.
2. Extending the skills in effective use of sources in terms of critical reading as well as citing and synthesis applied in a scientific text or presentation.
3. Furthering of academic presentation skills, academic argumentation skills and academic discussion in both writing and speaking.
4. Learning the critical requirements of the scientific text in terms of its general construction  and rhetorical structure of its component parts.
5. Development of skills needed in editing and troubleshooting of academic texts.