COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL ÖZCAN VURAL

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

This course aims at providing information on the biological evolution of language, the biological structures which function in perception and production of language, and how these structures may have developed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Desalles, J.L. (2007). Why we talk: the evolutionary origins of language. Oxford: OUP
2. Jenkin, L. (2000). Biolinguistics: Exploring the biology of language. Cambridge: CUP
3. Cedric Boeckx. 2010. Language in Cognition: Uncovering Mental Structures and the Rules behind Them. Malden, Mass. & Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1- Lecture
2. 2- Presentation

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2. Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Dr. Ayşegül ÖZCAN VURAL
Faculty of Letters Department of Linguistics
C156

Office Hours

Monday 13:15 - 15:00
Wednesday 13:15 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes