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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
In the Language and mind certification course, the students will be learning about language under three broad perspectives. They will be studying about the ways of pairing the syntax and lexicon to formulate the languages. The candidates in the Language and mind certification syllabus will be dealing with the set of rules and the word formation structures and will also learn the ways to define them and formulate them to generate words in language. The eight week online certification course will be covering details pertaining to- Sounds, Features of sounds, Vowels/consonants, Places and manners of articulation, D structure, Binding theory, Constraints, Passive morphology and NP movement and other topics that are related directly or indirectly to language and mind. In the programme, the students will be familiarized with the relationship that exists between the human mind and language. The session will further be helping the students to understand the concept of langue as a special purpose with respect to cognitive ability.
The Highlights
- Course organised by Swayam
- Certificate issued by NPTEL and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
- 8 weeks programme
- AICTE approved FDP course
- Government recognised certificate
Programme Offerings
- Self-assessments
- online learning
- Lectures
- videos
- case study
- Quiz
- Reading Material
- test
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Madras (IITM) |
- The Language and mind fee for the examination is provided as Rs.1,000/-
- Students as the registration fee need not pay any extra amount, for it is free.
Particulars | Amount |
Registration fee | Free |
Examination fee | Rs.1,000/- |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualification Details
To qualify for the e-certificate the students need to secure an average assignment score that equals to 25% amongst the average of the best six assignments out of the total eight assignments that has been provided to the students. The students also need to have an exam score of 75% The appearing candidates will only be eligible for the Language and mind certification only if they are securing an assignment score of >=10/25 and final examination score of >= 30/75. To get the certificate the students are required to fulfill the given 2 criteria or else they will not receive the certificate
What you will learn
After completing the Language and mind training the students will be learning about-
- The relationship that exists between mind and language will be discussed.
- Candidates will be studying about the origin of language.
- The patterns that exist in world-grammer culture will also be covered in the programme.
- Participants will also be studying about the origin of human language.
- In the Language and mind certification syllabus will also be dealing with the topic of “universal grammar”.
- Applicants will be learning about the generative foundations that pertain to language acquisition.
- The details of words and sounds will also be elaborated in the course foundation.
- Candidates in details will be covering the basic origin of sounds and vowel sounds.
- The binding theory that is related to language will also be covered in the syllabus.
- Students will be able to distinguish between non-human and human language.
Who it is for
The Language and mind programme is being formulated to help the following candidates-
Students who want to secure a degree and a certificate in language and mind programme can apply for the session.
Application Details
For enrollment in the Language and mind online course, the following steps are to be followed-
Step 1: The students have to visit the given below link-https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_hs11/preview
Note- The application form can not be availed now, since the session is ongoing. Therefore, for details, the candidates can contact the helpdesk.
The Syllabus
On language
- What is Language?
- What is scientific about language?
- How is language constitutive of being human?
- Distinction between human and non-human language
- Origin of language
- What is the relationship between language and mind?
- How do children acquire language?
- Nature of learning language
- Generative foundation of language acquisition
- Biological foundation of Language
- Language acquisition device
- Universal grammar
Language in mind
- Acquisition and/or learning
- I-language and Innateness
- Patterns – Universal Grammar
- Human Brain
- Language deficit/ loss
Patterns in sounds and words
- Sounds
- Places and manners of articulation
- Vowels/consonants
- Features of sounds
Words and sentences
- Words
- Cluster as constraints
- Constraints of patterns in words
- Syllables
Grammar
- Parts of sentences
- Lexical categories
- Subjects/ Predicates
- Nature of verbs
- Functional categories
Advanced grammar
- Case
- Restrictions
- Complement/ adjunct
- Semantic relations
- Movement
Levels of representation and principles of grammar
- Movement/displacement
- Motivation for the movement
- Complementizer phrase
- Case assignment
- Passive morphology and NP movement
- D structure
- Binding theory
- Indices and antecedents
- Co-indexing
- Constraints
Language and cognition
- Compound verb
- Negation
- Language and Cognition
- Goal of cognitive sciences
- Computational linguistics- goals, breakthroughs and challenges
- Language and mind
Evaluation process
The final score obtained in the course is a sum of the marks obtained in the internal tests and the final-term proctored examination. The final-term proctored examination contributes 75 marks out of the final score of 100. Swayam announces the exam dates, designated venue, and other relevant information on their course portal.
Swayam conducts the test in two sessions, namely: morning and afternoon. A fixed fee is applicable for those sitting for the exam.
Instructors
IIT Madras (IITM) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Language and mind online course has been scheduled for a period of eight weeks.
No, the course is mandated as only for skill enhancement and academic knowledge therefore, there will be no placement assistance.
After the course completes the final examination schedule will be released on the website.
Yes, the Language and mind programme is structured as self learning and the video and lectures are all pre recorded.
The students can pay the Language and mind fee by the means of online money transfer or UPI payment.
The students who have registered for the course will be notified of the new session date.
The Language and mind certification course is being partnered by Indian Institute of Madras and Swayam.
The certificate for the Language and mind programme is going to be issued by the NPTEL and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
No, for the Language and mind online course the students will not be provided with any scholarship facility.
Yes, all the lectures that will be provided in the course are pre-recorded and available on the website of the course.