COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE AND EVOLUTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 5049 LANGUAGE AND EVOLUTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CANER KERIMOĞLU

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine how language emerged in the course of evolution, how the human species developed linguistic capacity, and to explore various approaches to the biological, cognitive, and cultural evolution of language.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define key theories related to the evolution of language.
2   Explain the differences between human language and animal communication.
3   Analyze language development through cognitive and neuroscientific approaches.
4   Evaluate the relationship between evolutionary biology and language.
5   Discuss the cultural role of language in evolutionary history.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: What is language What is evolution
2 Introduction to evolutionary biology
3 Evolution of Homo sapiens and the origin of language
4 Animal communication vs. human language
5 Cognitive development in evolutionary context
6 Brain, nervous system, and language
7 Theories of language evolution: adaptation vs. by-product
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Evolutionary psychology and language
10 Co-evolution of language and culture
11 Language acquisition in children and evolutionary insights
12 Writing, symbolic thought, and evolution
13 Future of human language: Is evolution ongoing
14 Current Discussions and General Evaluation
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akarsu, B. (2004). Düşünce Tarihi ve Evrim. Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi. (Evrimsel düşüncenin tarihsel bağlamı)
Evrim Ağacı Yayınları. (2021). Dil Evrimi: Insan nasıl konuşmaya başladı . Ankara: EA.
Demirel, Ö. (2019). Dil edinimi ve gelişimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Pinker, S. (2000). The language instinct: How the mind creates language. New York: Harper Perennial.
Fitch, W. T. (2010). The evolution of language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Tomasello, M. (2008). Origins of human communication. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Lieberman, P. (2007). The evolution of human speech: Its anatomical and neural bases. Current Anthropology, 48(1), 39-66.
Hurford, J. R. (2014). The origins of language: A slim guide. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Quesion-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

caner.kerimoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.154321
LO.254321
LO.354321
LO.454321
LO.554321

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