COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE POLICIES AND LANGUAGE PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 2044 LANGUAGE POLICIES AND LANGUAGE PLANNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU ILKAY KARAMAN

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to demonstrate to the student current language policies in the world, to give a general account of language planning, mother-tongue policies, and their application outside Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To evaluate past and present language policies
2   To define and criticize on the different issues involving language change and development
3   To demonstrate examples from Turkey and abroad with regard to language policies and/or language reforms
4   To acquire universal knowledge and state opinion on language planning and language policies
5   To list, investigate, criticize, and apply knowledge on the methodology of language planning activities
6   To demonstrate knowledge on the interactivity of languages based on past experience and to predict and interpret future/prospective interactivities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mother-tongue policies and practices
2 Practices in the world Hungary Finland Russia
3 France Germany United Kingdom
4 Italy Spain Portugal
5 Sweden Norway
6 Greece Albenia Macedonia
7 United States of America Israel Indonesia
8 Writing systems and linguistic problems in some countries Romania Japan
9 Egypt and Saudi Arabia Iran India
10 Mongolia Korea China
11 Language planning in Turkey Turkish before the language reform The language reform and its evolutionary stages
12 The Turkish Language Reform

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Aksoy, Ömer Asım (1962) Dil Üzerine Düşünceler Düzeltmeler. Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları: 190. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
2. Dilaçar, Agop (1969) Türkiye de Dil Özleşmesi. TDK Tanıtma Yayınları Dil Konuları Dizisi: 17. Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları: 295. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi.
3. Dilaçar, Agop (1978) Anadili Ilkeleri ve Türkiye Dışındaki Başlıca Uygulamalar. Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları: 443. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi.
4. Imer, Kamile (1976) Dilde Değişme ve Gelişme Açısından Türk Dil Devrimi. Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları: 422. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi.
5. Imer, Kamile (1998) Türkiye de Dil Planlaması: Türk Dil Devrimi. T. C. Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları: 2166. Yayımlar Dairesi Başkanlığı Kültür Eserleri Dizisi: 230. Ankara: Neyir Matbaacılık.
6. Spolsky, Bernard (2004) Language Policy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
7. Spolsky, Bernard (2009) Language Management. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. 1- Mid-term exam
2. 2- Final exam

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-6 will be evaluated through mid-term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- Class attendance of 70% is obligatory.
2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for the late submission of assignments/projects.
3- Copying and plagiarising in assignments and during exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.karaman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 14 14
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.255
LO.3555
LO.45555
LO.55555
LO.655

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