COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEXT ANALYSIS I (ENG.)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 1001 TEXT ANALYSIS I (ENG.) COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course to analyze English texts and different text types and to produce texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able to analyze the surface structure of English written texts;
2   to use text production methods and conventions;
3   To analyze the deep structure of English written texts;
4   To classify English written texts;
5   To interprete English written texts by using differents methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Surface structure of English written texts
3 Analyzing the surface structure of English written texts
4 Conventions of text production in English
5 Conventions of text production in English
6 Example and discussion
7 Example and discussion
8 Mid-term exam
9 Analyzing the deep structure of English texts
10 Analyzing the deep structure of English texts
11 Interpreting English texts
12 Interpreting English texts
13 Example and discussion
14 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. 70 % attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in the mid-term exam, assignments, in in-class activities and in the final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Assignments/participation

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

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Salkie, Raphael (1997). Text and Discourse Analysis, London: Routledge.
2. Widdowson, H.G. (2004). Text, Context, Pretext. Critical Issues in Discourse Analysis, USA: Blackwell.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

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 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
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.1553
LO.2553
LO.3553
LO.4553
LO.5553

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