COURSE SYLLABUS

LANGUAGE DEBATES

1	Course Title:	LANGUAGE DEBATES
2	Course Code:	SSY2013
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. GÖKHAN YAVUZ DEMİR
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fak. Sosyoloji Bölümü Tel: 0224-294-18-46
18	Website:	http://sosyoloji.uludag.edu.tr/lisans/default.html
19	Objective of the Course:	To learn knowledge about language problems which is central and primeval problem at social science. to show benefit from many possibility of sociology is grew up at linguistic and philosophy when importance of meaning and understanding is considered at social science.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able realise language is not only glottology or philosophy, but sociologic phenomenon as well;
2	To be able resolve methodological anxiety at modern social science via debate about language;
3	To be able know contemporary social science debates and be very competent on new debates;
4	To be able develop of critical thinking practice on yhe boundaries of their discipline;
5	To be able see how language which we use determines our perception ;
6	To be able asses social and political events in terms of “uncertanity of language” and “plurality of means” ;
7	To be able understand of importance of trance-discipline approach at social science;
8	To be able acquire skill of understanidng not to marginalise members of different languages and cultures;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Main texts of language debates: “Bablyon disaster” at old testament and “Kraytlos” dialog of Platon
2	Relationship between objects and names and stoic languages opinion
3	Language-authenticitiy, language-sense, language-thought connection
4	Language understanding of paradise at medieval and realism-nominalism debates
5	Social contract opinion at 17th century and universal math language understanding
6	Struggle of Leibniz and Locke, Hobbes, Bacon against uncertainty of language
7	“Source of language” debates at 18. Century: Adam Smith, Rousseau, Herder
8	In the 19th century quest for the science of language
9	Emergence of 20th century language and Saussure
10	.... language quest of logician positivism. Wittgenstein I and Tractatus
11	Wittgenstein II and philosophical investigations
12	Language debates in continental european philosophy: Humboldt, Herder, Haman, Nietzsche
13	Heidegger; action of turning to language; Derrida and Grammatology
14	General assesment, questions and debate

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Gökhan Yavuz Demir, Sosyal Bir Fenomen Olarak Dilin Belirsizliği Platon, Kratylos. Platon, Sofist Platon, Phaedrus Umberto Eco, Avrupa Uygarlığında Kusursuz Dil Arayışı Ferdinand de Saussure, Genel Dilbilim Dersleri Dilbilim Düşününde Dönüm Noktaları Walter Porzig, Dil Denen Mucize Jacques Derrida, Gramatoloji
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High