COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENRE ANALYSIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 4041 GENRE ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM SONGÜL ERCAN

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to have students raise awareness on concept of genre and have students analyse the genre from the perspective of linguistics

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the concept of genre
2   Explain the difference between genre and text type
3   Explain the preliminaries of genre studies and related approaches
4   Study texts of different settings and present their generic features

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Genre and text type
2 Introduction to genre analysis
3 Register analysis
4 Grammatical-rhetorical analysis
5 Interactional analysis
6 Genre analysis approach
7 Different approaches to genre analyis in different disciplines
8 Midterm
9 Cultural differences in genre analysis
10 Genre studies in linguistics
11 Recent developments in genre analysis
12 Critical genre analysis
13 Academic genre analysis in English for a Specific Purpose
14 Rhetorical genre studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Bhatia, V. K. (2013). Analysing Genre: Language Use in Professional Settings. NY:
Routledge.
Bhatia, V. K. (2002). Applied genre analysis: a multi-perspective model. Iberica (4),
ss. 3-19.
Bhatia, V. K. (1996). Methodological Issues in Genre Analysis. Hermes, Journal of
Linguistics no. 16 . ss. 39-59.
Henry, A. ve Roseberry H. L. (2001). A narrow-angled corpus analysis of moves and
strategies of the genre: `Letter of Application'. English for Specific Purposes (20)
ss.153-167.
Singha, M.K.S, Shamsudinb, S. ve Zaid, Y:H: (2012). Revisiting Genre Analysis:Applying
Vijay Bhatia's Approach. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences ( 66 ) 370-379.
Holmes, R. (1997).Genre Analysis, and the Social Sciences: An Investigation of the
Structure of Research Article Discussion Sections in Three Disciplines. English for
Specific Purposes, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 321-337, 1997
Bonyadi, A. (2012). Genre analysis of media texts. Procedia - Social and Behavioral
Sciences 66 ( 2012 ) 86-96.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Discussion

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-4 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2. Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the
homework assignments/projects and not participating in class discussions.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a
'0' (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. G. Songül Ercan
DEÜ Edebiyat Fak. C Blok Ofis No: 153

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555