> First edition of the CAPSYC Annual Colloquium, University of Douala, 27-28 July 2023: session-by-session programme, invited speakers and photographs. - [Home](https://capsyc.cm/en) - [Conferences](https://capsyc.cm/en/colloques) - CAPSYC 1 CAPSYC 1 — past edition # Methods in psycholinguistics: Doing research out of the laboratory 27 – 28 July 2023 · University of Douala campus — Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, LLCA Department - Dates 27 – 28 July 2023 - Papers 16 - With Fondation World in Blue [Back to conferences](https://capsyc.cm/en/colloques)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 Rowland Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics - Prof. Dr. Heike Behrens Universität Basel - Prof. Dr. Titia Benders University of Amsterdam - Prof. Kamil Ud Deen University of Hawai'i at Mānoa - Dr Rowena Garcia University of Potsdam - Prof. Dr. Natalie Boll-Avetisyan University of Potsdam ![Group photo of CAPSYC 1 participants, July 2023](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-groupe-exterieur.jpg) 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 In pictures ## Two days on the Douala campus - ![Participants gathered in front of the University of Douala rectorate](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-groupe-rectorat.jpg) Participants gathered in front of the University of Douala rectorate - ![Dr Rodolphe Prosper Maah presenting his work on Basaá](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-maah-basaa.jpg) Dr Rodolphe Prosper Maah presenting his work on Basaá - ![Conference head table](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-table-honneur.jpg) Conference head table - ![A paper being presented](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-communication.jpg) A paper being presented - ![A participant speaking from the floor](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-question-salle.jpg) A participant speaking from the floor - ![The audience during a session](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-auditoire.jpg) The audience during a session - ![Two participants wearing their CAPSYC badges](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-participants.jpg) Two participants wearing their CAPSYC badges - ![Outdoor group photo with the conference banner](https://capsyc.cm/photos/colloque-2023-groupe-exterieur.jpg) Outdoor group photo with the conference banner ## The following edition: CAPSYC 2 CAPSYC 2 — Conducting Clinical Assessment in Multilingual Contexts, 7–9 October 2026 at the University of Douala. 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