Philosophy of Language(LF-D566)
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
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LF-D566 | Philosophy of Language | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Prerequisites | |
Admission Requirements |
Language of Instruction | |
Course Type | Compulsory |
Course Level | Masters Degree |
Course Instructor(s) | Selami Atakan ALTINÖRS aaltinors@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
Assistant | |
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 |
Theory Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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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 |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
Number | Contribution | |
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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 | |
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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 | ||||
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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 |
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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 |