PSY 411 Bilingualism, Biculturalism, and Cognition

This course covers the cognitive mechanism involved in biculturalism and bilingualism. Students will learn the cognitive roots of culture and how race and culture affect memory for personal events and other cultural groups. Students will learn about language production and reception and how multiple languages are organized in cognition. Also, how bilingualism affects autobiographical memory and executive functioning will be discussed. In addition, other cognitive issues in language and culture are covered such as: the cognitive effects of being bilingual-bicultural as well as related topics in cultural linguistics that highlight how languages overlap in meaning rather than duplicate it.

Baccalaureate Experience

(SS)

Credits

4

Prerequisite

PSY 312

Distribution

Cognitive Emphasis.

Offered

fall semester.