Schedule

This schedule is from Fall, 2020. Spring, 2022 updated schedule coming soon.

Readings should be completed before each class
Reading response sheets are due by 8pm the day before class (submit through Canvas)
Slides and other class materials will be added after each class.

		Reading	Slides	Assignment	Notes
Week 1 [T, 9/8]	Introduction. Human evolution and the cultural niche
Week 2 [T, 9/18]	Varieties of semantic and conceptual knowledge and its connection to language
Week 3 [T, 9/22]	The naming ceremony; word learning in WEIRD and non-WEIRD contexts				Special guest: Elika Bergelson
Week 4 [T, 9/29]	Analogical and relational reasoning				Special guest: Dedre Gentner
Week 5 [T, 10/6]	Education, literacy, language, and intelligence
Week 6 [T, 10/13]	Learning from Generics
Week 7 [T, 10/20]	Language and the reading of minds
Week 8 [T, 10/27]	Distributional semantics 1: Core principles and controversies
Week 9 [T, 11/3]	Distributional Semantics 2: Implications for learning
Week 10 [T, 11/10]	Language and emotions				Special guest: Kristen Lindquist
Week 11 [T, 11/17]	Perception 1: Top-down effects (of language) on perception				Special guest: Andy Clark
Week 12 [T, 11/24]	Perception 2: Language and olfaction
Week 13 [T, 12/1]	Writing workshop
Week 14 [T, 12/8]	Final presentations

Schedule may change as the semester progresses.