ESP Psychology Course
Dr Eirene Katsarou
English for Psychology is taught as a compulsory course over the first two semesters (Year 1) in the Department of Psychology.
Its overall goal is to aid students to adequately produce oral and written language in English so that they can effectively receive and use a wide range of information, knowledge and ideas (either oral or/and written) and also develop study skills and abilities that will ensure access to life-long learning and further development in their academic field using English as the main medium of communication and academic achievement.
On completion of the course, students are expected to have achieved the following objectives:
- know how to structure, organize and document the language they produce in English so that they can express their own ideas, emotions and personal views according to appropriate communicative circumstance
- to develop communicative strategies selecting and using appropriate vocabulary contingent on the communicative situation they participate
- to get to know a wide range of different text types in academic and ESP English so that they can appreciate their grammatical structure and vocabulary specific to each academic text type
- to develop cognitive and social capabilities that allow students to select necessary information, classify them, process them, cross-check their validity and effectively transmit them in productive and receptive tasks in English
The suggested teaching method followed in the course will be primarily based on computer mediated instruction and students participation in communicative EFL and ESP learning tasks. Supplementary material and activities available for review and further practice will be made available through this platform.
The course is assessed via a Mid-Term (40% of the grade) [Week 6] and a Final Written Exam paper at the end of the semester (60% of the grade) [Week 13].
The textbooks used for this course are:
Coursebooks:
Short, J. (2010). English for Psychology in Higher Education Studies. Garnett. [Semester 1]
Gilliland, T. & Dooley, J. (2019). Career Paths. Psychology. Express Publishing.
Sowton, C. (2012). 5o Steps to Improving Your Academic Writing. Garnet. [Semester 2]
Consultation Hours (Ώρες Γραφείου για συνεργασία με τους φοιτητές) (Winter Semester 2025-2026):
Tuesday 14.00-16.00, Wednesday 14.00-16.00
Μαθήματα Χειμερινού Εξαμήνου 2025-2026:
English for Psychology 1: Δευτέρα 15.00-18.00 [Αίθουσα Α]
LessEnglish for Psychology is taught as a compulsory course over the first two semesters (Year 1) in the Department of Psychology.
Its overall goal is to aid students to adequately produce oral and written language in English so that they can effectively receive and use a wide range of information, knowledge and ideas (either oral or/and written) and also develop study skills and abilities that will ensure access to life-long learning and further development in their academic field using English as the main medium of communication and academic achievement.
On completion of the course, students are expected to have achieved the following objectives:
- know how to structure, organize and document the language they produce in English so that they can express their own ideas, emotions and personal views according to appropriate communicative circumstance
- to develop communicative strategies selecting and using appropriate vocabulary contingent on the communicative situation they participa
English for Psychology is taught as a compulsory course over the first two semesters (Year 1) in the Department of Psychology.
Its overall goal is to aid students to adequately produce oral and written language in English so that they can effectively receive and use a wide range of information, knowledge and ideas (either oral or/and written) and also develop study skills and abilities that will ensure access to life-long learning and further development in their academic field using English as the main medium of communication and academic achievement.
On completion of the course, students are expected to have achieved the following objectives:
- know how to structure, organize and document the language they produce in English so that they can express their own ideas, emotions and personal views according to appropriate communicative circumstance
- to develop communicative strategies selecting and using appropriate vocabulary contingent on the communicative situation they participa
COURSE SYLLABUS
Dept. of Psychology
Academic Week #1: Sept 29 - Oct. 3 2025
- A. ESP Terminology: What is Psychology? - Branches of Psychology (Biological Psychology)
- B. English Grammar: Review of Present Tenses
Academic Week #2: Oct. 06-10 2025
- A. ESP Terminology: Human Brain & Development (Giftedness the Brain)
- B. English Grammar: Review of Past Tenses
Academic Week #3: Oct. 13-17 2025
- A. ESP Terminology: Human Development Theories (The effect of mother's touch on Children's development)
- B. English Grammar: Review of Future Tenses
Academic Week #4: Oct. 20-24 2025
- A. ESP Terminology:
- B. English Grammar: Modal Verbs
Academic Week #5: Oct. 27-31 2025
- A. ESP Terminology:
- B. English Grammar: Passive Voice I
Academic Week #6: Nov.04-07 2025
Mid-Term Exam
Academic Week #7: Nov.10-14 2025
- A. ESP Terminology:
- B. English Grammar: Passive Voice II
Academic Week #8: Nov. 17-21 2025
- A. ESP Terminology:
- B. English Grammar: Reported Speech I
Academic Week #9: Nov.24- 28 2025
- A. ESP Terminology:
- B. English Grammar: Reported Speech II
Academic Week #10: Dec. 01-05 2025
- A. ESP Terminology:
- B. English Grammar: Conditionals I
Academic Week #11: Dec. 08-12 2025
- A. ESP Terminology:
- B. English Grammar: Conditionals II
Academic Week #12: Dec. 15-19 2025
- A. ESP Terminology:
- B. English Grammar: Nouns & Adjectives
Academic Week #13: Jan. 07-09 2026
Revision
Video Links on Youtube
- The myth of Cupid and Psyche - Brendan Pelsue
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjj_-CPxjCM&t=192s
- Structuralism in Psychology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdkqX_QMksQ&t=67s
- Functionalism in Psychology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFqqOPPxbUM
- Autoethnography - what is it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb46j0nFBbQ&t=1s
- Basic Structures of the Brain – Biological Psychology, third edition
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIZRvey8y1U
- PSYCHOTHERAPY - Sigmund Freud
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQaqXK7z9LM&t=46s
- Wertheimer, Köhler & Koffka Gestalt Psychology Unveiled
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG-636PfO8U&t=9s
- Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd7Jdug5SRc&t=75s
- Pavlov's Theory of Behaviorism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NfIvV7Xs-I&t=50s
- John B. Watson Behavioral Theory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNuW3BqnK2U&t=22s
- Skinner’s Operant Conditioning Rewards & Punishments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6o-uPJarA&t=10s
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs – What motivates us
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IETlvTNWhPg
- Carl Rogers’s Theory of Personality Key Concepts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuY3yXra--o&t=7s
- Carl Rogers Client Centered Therapy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuKexVWR_7k&t=48s
- The Chomsky Skinner Debate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zobBTuX03D8&t=57s
- Human Development Theories in Psychology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiUA06JyEko
- Introduction to Developmental Psychology: Piaget’s Stages
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJTIo_MhG3M
- The Gifted Adult
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSdrcXTLDlk
19. Get Inside the Mind of a Baby
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLz6J3CGLeU
20. Lessons from the Longest Study on Human development
www.ted.com/talks/helen_pearson_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_human_development
21. The science behind how parents affect child development
www.ted.com/talks/yuko_munakata_the_science_behind_how_parents_affect_child_development
22. Color Vision: After Images and More www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtVudUxm9go
23. Psychophysics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dwm-dnNuu0
24. Gustav Fechner: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1zcgrxi3yg
25. Eye Anatomy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lBtlGvS1Gc&t=19s
26. What happens inside your eyes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eySkNWTI03Q
27. Vision: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xKbjYBnHhc
28. What is Blindsight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZBwLNYzgO4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCobi_H_R30
29. Motivation in Education
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZpOXwkI6tI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT9Hs8UwYXI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr9k-TO1_Zc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AQR5Z8HFpg&t=31s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE9nvZtpghw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoTBPwMeAyo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDgF7Avijlc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzfrSEel1Qg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6fm1gt5YAM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGrcets0E6I
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRW45c4_HUI
30. Motivational Interviewing Questions and Techniques
www.youtube.com/shorts/1Tu0RguySWo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsNgZ47o2I4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm-rJJPCuTE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3MCJZ7OGRk
31. States of Consciousness
Sleep and Sleep Disorders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h_AwmM6SxA&t=297s
TedTex Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=894jQkeewiU
Stages of Sleep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqjGf9AmVWQ&t=43s
The Biopsychology of Sleeping and Dreaming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5vHvSySdA
Carl Jung and the Psychology of Dreams: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1D_1MkFwN0
The Strange Science of Why we Dream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK4yjmApcHo
Oxford Placement Test (Διαθέσιμο μέχρι 31/10)
https://take.quiz-maker.com/Q65LXEAFQ
Vocabulary Levels Test (Διαθέσιμο μέχρι 31/10)
https://take.quiz-maker.com/QW4P59ECT
Επιπλέον ασκήσεις επανάληψης στη γραμματική.
Grammar 1 Review of Present Tenses
https://take.quiz-maker.com/QGZ4JXT2S
Grammar 2 Review of Past Tenses
https://take.quiz-maker.com/QPXR3Y0SO
Grammar 3 Review of Future Tenses
https://take.quiz-maker.com/Q3W5DVG09
Grammar 4 Review of Modal Verbs
https://take.quiz-maker.com/QS7VC6HBI
Calendar
Announcements
- Thu November 13, 2025
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- Tuesday October 21, 2025
- Thu October 16, 2025
