JLK001 Educational Theory and Philosophy of Language

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Krása, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ondřej Sládek, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to acquaint PhD students with the basic concepts of language philosophy, to acquaint them with the history of language philosophy and with in modern trends of it. The acquired knowledge will be applied by students to their own research project.
Learning outcomes
- to acquire basic concepts - to understand the importance of philosophy of language based on its history - to learn the current development of the philosophy of language from the theory of representation to the enacting theory of language - to apply this knowledge to your own project
Syllabus
  • Philosophy as a necessary "level of context". Relation between philosophy and language. History of language philosophy. Modern philosophical approaches to language: Representation theory; Expression theory and language function.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LAKOFF, George. Ženy, oheň a nebezpečné věci : co kategorie vypovídají o naší mysli. Edited by Dominik Lukeš. Vydání první. Praha: Triáda, 2006. 655 strana. ISBN 808613878X.
  • Devitt, M., Hanley, R. The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • LAKOFF, George. Metafory, kterými žijeme. Edited by Mark Johnson, Translated by Mirek Čejka. 2. vyd. Brno: Host, 2014. 283 s. ISBN 9788074911521.
  • WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig. Filosofická zkoumání. Translated by Jiří Pechar. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Filosofia, 1998, 294 s. ISBN 80-7007-103-6. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Perspektivy moci : úvahy o povaze člověka a společenského řádu. Translated by Miloš Calda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 323 s. ISBN 8071844918. info
Teaching methods
lectures, discussion
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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