TEACHING INTERESTS (NOT LIMITED TO)

1.   Advanced Methods in Teaching Foreign Languages (EFL, RFL, HFL)

2.   Topics in Theoretical Linguistics (Syntax, Semantics, Phonology)

3.   Linguistic Theories and the Minimalist Program. Biolinguistics.

4.   Topics in Cognitive Linguistics. The course concentrates on basic concepts, empirical findings, and recent developments in cognitive and functional linguistics. Language and its relation to conceptualization and cognitive processing. Correspondences between metaphor formation and discourse strategies.

5.   Cognitive Science across Disciplines. The course emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence. Cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and linguistics.

6.   Theories and Methods in the Study of Cognition. Theoretical approaches to the study of human cognition. Language structure, language processing, concepts and categories, knowledge representation, analogy and metaphor. Formal methods are emphasized.

7.   Semantics and Cognition. This course explores current issues in the study of meaning and its interaction with other areas of cognitive science. The focus is on cognitive semantics, formal semantics, pragmatics, and meaning construction in general.

8.   Current Issues in Cognitive Science. Emphasizes the conceptual basis of cognitive science, including representation, processing mechanisms, language, and the role of interaction among individuals. Current developments in each field are considered as they relate to issues in cognitive science.

9.   Language Acquisition and Current Issues in Cognitive Development. Discussion of the acquisition of language by young children, its stages and mechanisms. Current issues in human development of interest to cognitive scientists.

10.   Autism, Down Syndrome, Language, and Cognitive Development. Current issues in the studies of autism and DS. Discussion of the underlying mechanisms of mental representations in autistic and DS children.