COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 3002 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE COMPULSORY 4 0 0 8

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR REŞAT LEVENT AYSEVER

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to handle the problems of language philosophically and investigate the discussion on language in history of philosophy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define basic concepts of philosophy of language,
2   Comprehend basic problems of philosophy of language,
3   Realize the important place of philosophy of language in history of philosophy,
4   Know the relationship between outer world and language,
5   Analyze the relation between language and thinking.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to philosophy of language
2 Basic concepts of philosophy of language (language, discourse, meaning)
3 Place of philosophy of language in history of philosophy
4 Meaning and reference: Russell
5 Meaning and reference: Russell
6 Meaning and reference: Russell
7 Meaning and reference: Russell
8 Midterm exam
9 Language-world: Wittgenstein
10 Language-world: Wittgenstein
11 Language-mind: Chomsky
12 Language-mind: Chomsky
13 Theory of speech acts: Austin
14 Theory of speech acts: Austin

Recomended or Required Reading

Taylan ALTUĞ (2001), Dile Gelen Felsefe, Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Noam CHOMSKY (2001) Zihin ve Dil, Çeviren: Ahmet Kocaman, Ankara: Ayraç Yayınları.
Betül ÇOTUKSÖKEN (Yay. Haz. 2003), Felsefe Söyleşileri: I-II, Istanbul: Maltepe Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Betül ÇOTUKSÖKEN (1991, 1994, 2002), Felsefi Söylem Nedir , Istanbul: Inkılâp Kitabevi.
Arda DENKEL (1984), Anlamın Kökenleri, Istanbul: Metis Yayınları.
Dilbilim Araştırmaları Yıllığı
PLATON (1982), Kratylos, Çeviren: Teoman Aktürel, Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi
Ferdinand de SAUSSURE (1976), Genel Dilbilim Dersleri, Çeviren: Berke Vardar, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları.
John R. SEARLE (2000), Söz Edimleri Kuramı, Çeviren: Levent Aysever, Ankara: Ayraç Yayınları.
Nermi UYGUR (1962, 1989, 1997), Dilin Gücü, Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Lev Semenovich VYGOTSKY (1985), Düşünce ve Dil, Çeviren: Semih Koray, Istanbul: Kaynak Yayınları.
WITTGENSTEIN (1985), Tractatus, Logico-Philosophicus. Mantıksal Felsefe Incelemesi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-4:The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in home-paper, midterm and final exams.
2. LO 5:The student s performance will be evaluated by his/her presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in midterm and final exams will be considered in grading.
3. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 17 17
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Other 1 12 12
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.14
LO.244
LO.345
LO.4454
LO.5334434