Ä°DB770 - PHILOSOPHY of LANGUAGE
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILOSOPHY of LANGUAGE | Ä°DB770 | 3rd 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 how to interpret the functions of languages in terms of linguistics and philosophy of linguistics, how to discuss the relationship of logic, language and philosophy, and to explain the language and philosophy through a philosophical way. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The investigation of the relationship between language and philosophy and the philosophers? concern with language; the study of the philosophical issues such as metaphysics, logic, epistemology ; a review of the related theories of linguistics in terms of the distinction between philosophy of language and philosophy of linguistics ; and the study of various linguistic trends and their philosophical foundations. | |||||
| References | Katz, J.J. (1985) The Philosophy of Linguistics. Oxford: OUP. Murasugi, K., Stainton, R. (Eds.) (2000) Philosophy and Linguistics.Westview Press. Platts. M. (1997) Ways of Meaning: An Introduction to a Philosophy of Language. MIT Press. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | The introduction of groundwork knowledge on language philosophy: the historical development, major concepts and research topics |
| Week 2 | The relation between language and philosophy and related examples |
| Week 3 | The approaches and thoughts of various philosophers on language |
| Week 4 | The discussion of various philosophers? works on language |
| Week 5 | The analysis and discussion of metaphysics, logic and theory of knowledge in a linguistically oriented way |
| Week 6 | The analysis of the linguistic relations of other topics in philosophy |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Philosophical point of views on language acquisition |
| Week 9 | The analysis of philosophies which form the bases of different linguistic theories |
| Week 10 | The major philosophical approaches which are related to the formation of linguistic theories |
| Week 11 | The philosophical ground of structuralism |
| Week 12 | The philosophical ground of generative linguistics |
| Week 13 | The philosophical ground of functional linguistics |
| Week 14 | The philosophical ground of critical linguistics |
| 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 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 8 | 8 | 64 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 7 | 10 | 70 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 67 | 300 |
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