Inf1CG Week 1: Introduction to Cognition and Language
Tasks
Your major tasks and deadlines this week are:
- Attend lectures 1, 2, and 3.
- Get familiar with WooClap.
- Check that you have been assigned a tutorial or lab group that suits you; you can change groups on MyEd.
- Read the readings for this week.
- Get started on Assignment 0. This assignment is for practicing Python, and is not for credit.
- Start working on Tutorial 1, which will happen next week.
Lectures
| No | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 16 Jan | Course Overview |
| 02 | 18 Jan | Introduction to Cognitive Science |
| 03 | 19 Jan | Introduction to Language |
All lectures will be livestreamed and recorded on Echo Video. You may have to log on through Learn before this link works.
Readings
The links below direct you to the University Library. You will need to log on to access the full text.
Readings come in two flavours: required and recommended.
| Guest & Martin 2020 | How computational modeling can force theory building in psychological science | Required |
| Heyes 2019 | Cognitive Gadgets | Required |
| Hartshorne et al 2018 | A critical period for second language acquisition: Evidence from 2/3 million English speakers | Recommended |
Assignments
Assignment 0 is a programming assignment that teaches some basic Python. Python is the programming language that we will use the the other assignments in this course. Assignment 0 is not for credit.
To access the assignments, please login in through Learn, and then go the link “Notable LTI 1.2”.
Tutorials
Please attempt to answer the Questions for Tutorial 1. These will be discussed in the tutorial sessions in week 2.
