This class addresses the concepts of competence (grammar) and performance (processing). This time the specific focus is on the relationship between language and consciousness, so we will discuss articles by linguists, psychologists, neurologists, and philosophers on inner speech, language learning, fiction, embodied cognition, artificial intelligence, and all sorts of other fun topics. Students will also suggest articles for us to discuss, which can be on any topic relating to competence and/or performance, and then conduct their own original research.