Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ESH 0015	BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZGÜN KOŞANER

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

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 evolved.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	explain the basic properties of human languages
2	enumerate the phases of the biological evolution of language
3	explain how the language organs evolved
4	explain the connection between language and brain
5	describe generally the anatomy of speech

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Evolution Theory
2	Basic properties of human languages
3	Biologicacl perspective on language
4	On the evolution of language
5	Animal cognition and communication
6	Latest Common Ancestor Hypothesis
7	Evolution of human vocal tract
8	Midterm Exam
9	Evolution of vocal control: neurological basis of spoken language
10	Speech and phonology evolution models
11	Lexical proto-language
12	proto-language theories
13	Neurological basis of language
14	Brain and Language

Recomended or Required Reading

Fitch, T. W. (2010). The Evolution of Language. Cambridge: CUP.
Desalles, J.L. (2007). Why we talk: the evolutionary origins of language. Oxford: OUP
Jenkin, L. (2000). Biolinguistics: Exploring the biology of language. Cambridge: CUP
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

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

1. 1- Mid-tem exam
2. 2- Final exam

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. Özgün KOŞANER
DEÜ Edebiyat Fakültesi
Dilbilim Bölümü
B-Blok B462/2
0232 30 186 29

Office Hours

Monday 09:30 - 12:00

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	4	4
Reading	4	5	20
Preparation for final exam	1	7	7
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.6	PO.8	PO.12	PO.14
LO.1	3	3	5	5
LO.2	3	3	5	5
LO.3	3	3	5	5
LO.4	3	3	5	5
LO.5	3	3	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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