This free online course explores the fascinating mental processes behind reading and writing in two languages. Many people take reading and writing for granted and those of us who are bilingual might hardly notice dipping in and out of either language. This psychology course focuses on the cognitive advantages and disadvantages of being bilingual and examines the individual features of written languages from across the world. We delve into the features and characteristics of different written texts to show you how the mind interprets multiple languages.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195976 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Discuss the features of various writing systems • Define ‘orthography’ • Identify the stages of development of reading and writing skills • Outline the cognitive processes involved in reading and writing • Define ‘bilingualism’ • Discuss the principle of ‘ultimate attainment’ • Describe its advantages and disadvantages • Distinguish between languages and dialects |
| Course Code | 2583 |
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