COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR KAMIL IŞERI

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

This course aims at enabling to student to discuss and assess, with regard to scientific and methodological aspects, what the brain imaging techniques are; how these techniques can be used in linguistics; what the potential inadequacies of these techniques are.

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

Ward, J. (2006, 2010)The student s guide to cognitive neuroscience. New York: Psychology press
Gratton, G. & Fabiani. M. (2001) Shedding light on brain function: the event-related
optical signal. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 5(8) 357-363.
Tse, C-Y, et al. (2007) Imaging cortical dynamics of language processing with the
event-related optical signal. PNAS 104(43) 17157-17162.
Démonet, J.-F., Thierry, & G. Cardebat, D., (2005), Renewal of the
neurophysiology of language: Functional neuroimaging. Physiological Review, 85, 49-95.
Especially pp 49-57.
Kaan, E. (2007). Event-Related Potentials and language processing: A brief overview.
Language and Linguistics Compass, 1(6), 571-591.
Lau, E.F., Phillips, C. & Poeppel, D. (2008) A cortical network for
semantics: (De)constructing the N400. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 9, 920-933.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Tutoring via examples and discussion
Question and Answer

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-4 will be evaluated by the questions in the midterm and final exams and projects.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

80% class attendance is obligatory.
Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yard. Doç. Dr. Özgün KOŞANER
Edebiyat Fakültesi C Blok C-157
Tel: 0232 30 186 29

Office Hours

Monday 09:00-12:00
Tuesday 09:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes