Psychology
Bachelor	Length of the Programme: 4	Number of Credits: 240	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute

Faculty of Law

Course Code

HUK 132

Course Title in English

Law and Rhetoric

Course Title in Turkish

Hukuk ve Sözbilimi

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Flipped Classroom,Lecture

Level of Course

Introductory

Semester

Spring,Fall

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 2

Recitation:

Lab:

Other:

Estimated Student Workload

60 hours per semester

Number of Credits

2 ECTS

Grading Mode

Standard Letter Grade

Pre-requisites

None

Expected Prior Knowledge

None

Co-requisites

None

Registration Restrictions

Undergraduate Students Only

Overall Educational Objective

The transformation of language into words, which is the main field of study of a lawyer. In this sense, to ensure that every lawyer is aware of his or her rhetorical skills, understands their importance and internalises them.

Course Description

Rhetoric and eloquence, which have been the basis of legal education for thousands of years, have taken on a very different ground with the knowledge accumulated by linguistics, semiotics and philosophy of language, especially in the last two centuries. In recent years, developments in logic and fuzzy logic have led to the emergence of artificial intelligence. All these developments will be examined and analyzed under the title of contemporary rhetoric.

Course Description in Turkish

Binlerce yıllık hukuk eğitiminde esas olmuş retorik ve belagat, özellikle son iki yüzyıldır dilbilim, göstergebilim ve dil felsefesinin oluşturduğu bilgi birikimiyle çok farklı bir zemine oturdu. Son yıllarda mantık ve bulanık mantık ile ilgili gelişmeler, yapay zeka olgusunu ortaya çıkarttı. Bütün bu gelişmeler çağdaş sözbilimi başlığı altında incelenecek ve irdelenecektir.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Comprehends the importance of language and the use of language.
2) Realises that this is not only an innate talent, but also a talent that can be learned and developed.
3) Internalises certain skills with appropriate interpretations within the accumulation of thousands of years of knowledge.
4) Recognises and uses the language and communication skills required for the use of this knowledge as well as legal knowledge.

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.	N
2)	Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.	N
3)	Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.	H	Exam,HW,Participation
4)	Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.	N
5)	Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.	N
6)	Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.	N
7)	Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.	N
8)	Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).	N
9)	Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.	S	Participation
10)	Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.	S	HW,Participation
11)	Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.	N
12)	Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.	S	Exam,HW
13)	Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.	H	Exam,HW

Prepared by and Date	RÜŞTÜ BURAK EKE , September 2024
Course Coordinator	NESLİ ŞEN ÖZÇELİK
Semester	Spring,Fall
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	Rhetoric in the ancient world
2)	Persuasion and Eloquence / Eastern Experience
3)	Rhetoric / communication and its role in persuasion
4)	Law and Language as a System
5)	The Semiotics of Law
6)	Speech Acts Theory
7)	Interpretation and hermeneutics in law
8)	Analysing the Legal Text
9)	Pragmatics and Pragmatic Linguistics in Law
10)	Will and States of Consciousness in Law
11)	The Unconscious and the Language of the Unconscious
12)	Ecology of Law and Motivology
13)	Judgement, Logic, Fuzzy Logic and Language
14)	Contemporary Rhetoric / From Rhetoric to Artificial Intelligence

Required/Recommended Readings

Çiğdem Dürüşken, Roma’da Retorik Eğitimi Ertuğrul Uzun, Hukuk Göstergebilim Ahmet Cevdet Paşa, Belagat-I Osmaniye Levent Ayserer- Bir Söz Edimi Olarak Yargı Edimi Firijtof Capra- Ugo Mattei- Hukukun Ekolojisi

Teaching Methods

Theoretical lecture, case analyses, analyses on assignments

Homework and Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
TOTAL		%

Course Administration

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity	No/Weeks	Hours			Calculation
	No/Weeks per Semester	Preparing for the Activity	Spent in the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours	14	1	2		42
Midterm(s)	1	6	1		7
Final Examination	1	10	1		11
Total Workload					60
Total Workload/25					2.4
ECTS					2