Master Program in French Literature and Language

Philosophy of Language(LF-D566)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
LF-D566 Philosophy of Language 2 3 0 0 3 7
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Language of Instruction
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Masters Degree
Course Instructor(s) Selami Atakan ALTINÖRS aaltinors@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
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Objective An examination of the nature and structure of language and of philosophical problems arising in connection with it. Topics covered will include meaning, reference, speech acts and relevant issues of contemporary descriptive linguistics.
Content Conceptions of language from Plato to Chomsky
Course Learning Outcomes 1.Philosophical formation on the structure and the function of language.
2.Knowledge on the scope of meaning and reference problem.
3.Information concerning essential conceptions in philosophy of language.
Teaching and Learning Methods Face to face
References Sylvain Auroux: La Philosophie du Langage
Frédéric Nef: Le Langage : une approche philosophique
André Jacob: Introduction à la Philosophie du Langage
Platon: “Cratyle”
John Locke: l'Essai philosophique concernant l'entendement humain
Jean-Gérard Rossi: Philosophie analytique
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Objet and scope of philosophy of language
2 Essential approachs to meaning problem-I
3 Essential approachs to meaning problem-II
4 Cratylus
5 Cratylus
6 Mid-term
7 Language for Augustin
8 Language for Hobbes
9 Language for Locke
10 Language for Leibniz
11 Language for Rousseau
12 Language for Herder and Humboldt
13 Cartesian linguistic theory of Chomsky
14 Language in analytical phiilosophy
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 2 50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 50
Toplam 3 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 0 0
Presentation 1 25
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 25
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Toplam 2 50
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mastering written and spoken French at C1 level. X
2 Acquire the theoretical and methodological knowledge in the field of teaching the french as a foreign language.
3 Get the competence of write the teaching methods of french as a foreign language.
4 Being able to translate especially literary texts from the French to Turkish and theTurkish to French. X
5 Being able to use the methods of textual and discursive analysis and apply them to various corpus. X
6 Make the contrastive studies in the field of Francophones literatures.
7 Make linguistic descriptions from different natural languages. X
8 Being able to do the cultural research and cultural studies.
9 Being able to do analyzes of literary semiotics.
10 The skills required in the pressl: translation (theme and version), produce and edit text. X
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 3 42
Working Hours out of Class 2 24 48
Presentation 1 20 20
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 20 20
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 16 16
Learning Diary 12 2 24
Other 2 5 10
Total Workload 180
Total Workload / 25 7,20
Credits ECTS 7
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