COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LINGUISTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EDB 2006 LINGUISTICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERIF ALI BOZKAPLAN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the basic concepts, theories and theorists of linguistics to prospective Turkish Language and Literature teachers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have different perspectives about language
2   To explain basic concepts of linguistics
3   To recognize the historical developments in linguistics
4   To be able to explain the relationship between linguistics and other areas of Turkish education
5   To use linguistic theories in language studies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concepts of language and signs, language acquisition
2 Saussure and the basic concepts of Structuralism
3 Movements after Saussure: American Structuralism
4 Prag Linguistic School, Functionalism
5 Kopenhag Linguistic School, Universal (Generative) Grammar
6 O. Jespersen, A. Martinet, L. Tesniere, E. Sapir, F. Boas, S. Haris, L. Bloomfield, N. Chomsky
7 Linguistics in Türkiye: D. Aksan, B. Vardar, N. Üçok, Ö. Demircan
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Linguistics and phonetics-phonology: phonem
10 Linguistics and morphology, basic concepts: Noun and nominal categories (possession, case, number, gender )
11 Linguistics and morphology, basic concepts: Verb and verbal categories (Voice, time, aspect, mood-modality)
12 Linguistics and syntax, basic concepts
13 Linguistics and semantics, basic concepts
14 The theories about semiotics, speech acts and modality
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Huber, E. (2008). Dilbilime Giriş. Istanbul: Multilingual.
Kıran, Z. - Kıran, A. (2003). Dilbilime Giriş. Ankara: Seçkin.
Akerson, F. (2007). Dile Genel Bir Bakış. Istanbul: Multilingual.
de Saussure, F. (1998). Genel Dilbilim Dersleri (çev. B. Vardar). Istanbul: Multilingual

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the student is determined by the midterm and final exam grades. Apart from this, there is no special evaluation criterion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should be prepared for the topics specified in the syllabus before coming to the classes. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.bozkaplan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 15:00-16:00

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 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.5