WMBR2101 Special Lecture on German Literature and Linguistics B

Hiroshima University Syllabus

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 To be announced.

Instructor
(Katakana) 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
(More Details) 　

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

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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	To be announced.
Instructor (Katakana)	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 (More Details)
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
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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