Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code WMBR2101 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name ドイツ文学語学特殊講義B
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ドイツブンガクゴガクトクシュコウギB
Subject Name in
English
Special Lecture on German Literature and Linguistics B
Instructor TANAKA MASATOSHI,To be announced.
Instructor
(Katakana)
タナカ マサトシ,タントウキョウインミテイ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte:See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture, Discussion 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students
Keywords logic, truth value, fallacy, logical thinking 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Outline
The primary goal of this class is to provide an overview of logic and logical thinking. In everyday situations, when asserting, refuting, or giving advice, it is essential to logically establish sentence structures; otherwise, discussions or dialogues won't align. In this class, we learn about the fundamentals of logic and, ultimately, reflect on logic within our daily lives. 
Class Schedule lesson1: introduction
lesson2: logical situations in daily livesr
lesson3: fundamental framework of logic
lesson4: propositional logic 1: Basic ideas
lesson5: propositional logic 2: truth values
lesson6: propositional logic 3: logical calculation
lesson7: predicate logic 1: Basic ideas
lesson8: predicate logic 2: quantification, scope, variables
lesson9: validity and contradiction of logical calculations
lesson10: logical reading of legal documents
lesson11: logical thinking 1: logical building of discussions
lesson12: logical thinking 2: judgement of arguments
lesson13: group work for the assignments 1
lesson14: group work for the assignments 2
lesson15: feedback and conclusion 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
handout distribution
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handout, Power Point presentation 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
In this class there will be homework assignments. 
Requirements  
Grading Method discussions/homeworks/mini-tests (30%), final assignment (70%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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