Ä°DB764 - COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS | Ä°DB764 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Faculty members | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to teach the students theories of language and mind, the interpretation of linguistic structures in the brain and the interaction of different cognitive processes with linguistic processes. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The nature of mental representations, their realization in the brain, the problem of how they are acquired , and the sentence processing principles in humans. | |||||
| References | Anderson, J.R. (1983). The architecture of cognition. Harvard University Press. Langacker, R. (1987). Foundations of Cognitive Grammar. Standford University Press. Perner, J. (1991). Understanding the representational mind. MIT Press. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The introduction of cognitive linguistics and its basic concepts; the presentation of groundwork knowledge on its historical development |
| Week 2 | The detailed introduction to the field of cognitive linguistics |
| Week 3 | Cognitive linguistics and its applications |
| Week 4 | The link between grammar and mind and cognition |
| Week 5 | The cognitive functions of particles in various languages |
| Week 6 | The reflection of cognitive field on grammatical structures |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Cognitive semantics and its applications |
| Week 9 | Space expressions and the cognitive features of meaning |
| Week 10 | Semantic extensions in verbal communication |
| Week 11 | Metaphor and mind |
| Week 12 | Frame-based reasoning |
| Week 13 | The relationship between cognitive science and sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics |
| Week 14 | Cognitive discourse analysis |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 8 | 11 | 88 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 7 | 15 | 105 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 114 | 450 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest