CAPSYC 1 — past edition

Methods in psycholinguistics: Doing research out of the laboratory

Name: CAPSYC 1 — Methods in psycholinguistics: Doing research out of the laboratory
Start: 2023-07-27
End: 2023-07-28
Location: University of Douala campus — Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, LLCA Department

27 – 28 July 2023 · University of Douala campus — Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, LLCA Department

Dates27 – 28 July 2023
Papers16
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First edition of CAPSYC's annual colloquium, organised in collaboration with the World in Blue Foundation. Two days of papers and workshops bringing together researchers from Cameroon, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa and the United States, closing with the award of participation certificates.

International speakers

Prof. Dr. Caroline RowlandMax Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Prof. Dr. Heike BehrensUniversität Basel
Prof. Dr. Titia BendersUniversity of Amsterdam
Prof. Kamil Ud DeenUniversity of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Dr Rowena GarciaUniversity of Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Natalie Boll-AvetisyanUniversity of Potsdam

Group photo of CAPSYC 1 participants, July 2023

Programme

The two-day schedule

Day 1 — Thursday 27 July 2023

09:00 – 10:00
Welcome and registration
10:00 – 11:00
Opening ceremony
The Dean of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences and the Head of the LLCA Department
11:00 – 11:45
What predicts how quickly children learn to talk?
Prof. Dr. Caroline Rowland — Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Chair : Pr Emmanuel-Moselly Makasso
12:00 – 12:45
Usage-based acquisition research with naturalistic data
Prof. Dr. Heike Behrens — Universität Basel
12:45 – 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 – 14:15
Dr Ramona Kunene
Chair : Pr Emmanuel-Moselly Makasso
14:15 – 15:00
Dr Paul Okyere — University of Potsdam
15:00 – 15:45
Prof. Dr. Titia Benders — University of Amsterdam
15:45 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 16:30
La focalisation en tupuri : une approche générative
Dr Rhousgou Menwa Hermine — Université de Ngaoundéré
Chair : Dr Paul Roger Bassong
16:30 – 17:00
Pathologies du langage et troubles neurodéveloppementaux en négro-culture : perception, enjeux et modalités de remédiation
Patrick Wakam — Université de Yaoundé 1
17:00 – 18:00
Prof. Kamil Ud Deen — University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA

Day 2 — Friday 28 July 2023

09:00 – 09:30
The amygdala hijack and language learning
Dr Elisabeth Abang
Chair : Dr Paul Roger Bassong
09:30 – 10:10
Conducting psycholinguistic research in urban communities: challenges and solutions
Dr Rowena Garcia — University of Potsdam
10:10 – 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 – 11:15
Prof. Dr. Natalie Boll-Avetisyan — University of Potsdam
Chair : Pr Emmanuel-Moselly Makasso
11:15 – 12:00
The impact of frequency transition on the acquisition of aspectual inflections in Basaá
Dr Rodolphe Prosper Maah — Université de Douala
12:00 – 12:25
Outils d'évaluation des troubles du langage en Afrique subsaharienne francophone : une brève revue
Nguenama Ondoua Noelle Laura — Université de Neuchâtel & Université de Yaoundé 1
12:25 – 13:00
Profil clinique et langagier des enfants IMC
Dr Christiane Niamien
13:00 – 13:25
L'alphabétisation fonctionnelle des enfants déficients à Yaoundé : un paradigme empirique en acquisition du langage
Jeff Sterling Ngami Kamagoua — Université de Yaoundé 1
13:25 – 14:00
Un modèle d'évaluation du domaine linguistique chez la personne autiste
Dr Edzougou Afanda Honoré Blaise — Université de Yaoundé 1
14:00 – 14:30
Break
14:30 – 15:40
Workshops
Dr Abang, Dr Wandji, Pr Makasso, Dr Libong, Dr Bassong
Room A: naturalistic methods in psycholinguistics — Room B: experimental methods in psycholinguistics
15:40 – 16:00
Reports on workshop activities
16:00 – 17:00
Closing ceremony and presentation of participation certificates