Study Project: Dialog (Part III)

DozentIn: Prof. Dr. phil. Nicole Gotzner

Veranstaltungstyp: Studienprojekt

Ort: 93/E12

Zeiten: Di. 14:15 - 15:45 (wöchentlich), Do. 12:15 - 13:45 (wöchentlich)

Beschreibung: Dear Students, read carefully:
We are implementing an new approach for Study Project distribution. Registering for individual study projects is not possible. Please enroll in the course "Cognitive Science Study Project Distribution" (https://go.uos.de/H58P0) and apply for up to three study projects. You will find course descriptions and self-assessments in the Vips. The deadline is Sunday, 5.10.25, 23.59 pm.


If you already took part in the summer semester and want to continue the Study Project, you don't need to follow the "Study Project Distribution" steps. You can contact Laura Krieger (laura.krieger@uos.de) and she will add you to this course right away.

Course description:
This study project investigates cases that challenge main stream Gricean models of communication. Specifically, we look at non-cooperative language use, for example how speakers mislead and how politicians communicate vaguely to conceal questionable pieces of information. We will start by discussing theoretical frameworks to model dialog. Then we go through experimental studies that test the role of loopholes in communication. Students will learn to carry out their own web-based experiments on political language use, analyze the data and write up the results. Alternatively, students will do a modeling project. Students should have basic skills in experimenting and linguistics. A prerequisite is that students have a taken a class from the Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics group before. This course is also available as an interdisciplinary course and is open to new students. In addition to weekly meetings, we will have further consultation hours in smaller groups.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, students will:

1. have an overview of different theories and methods in linguistics
2. know how to carry out experimental research, consider and improve on methods and statistics
3. have carried out their own experimental study and analyzed it
4. have gained experience in scientific writing

Prerequisites:
Students need to have taken a lecture or seminar with the Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics group before. Basic knowledge of experiment design, programming and statistics is required.

Course Format:
· Delivery Method: in person
· Type of Contact & Contact Hours: Tuesday 14.15-15.45, Thursday 12.15-13.45
· Selection Process: based on prerequisites and motivation. Please fill out this form by 14th October https://forms.gle/5yFbtjMZjYkAbB3A7

Assessment and Grading:
Students need to do a graded presentation on their research project (25% of grade), write a mid-term report (25%) and a final report (50%). Regular attendance is expected. Students need to read papers and do tasks related to experiment design and statistical analysis each week.

Important Dates:
· Project Due Date: 15th March 2026

Required Texts and Materials or further Resources:
· Experimentology.io, Introduction to statistics for linguistics (Bodo Winter)
See this website for further references and guidelines
https://www.ikw-cms.uni-osnabrueck.de/forschung/psycholinguistik_und_neurolinguistik/writing_a_thesis_with_us.html

Will this class be offered again/regularly?
Yes

Are new students accepted?
Yes

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