COURSE UNIT TITLE

: APPRAISAL THEORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 6070 APPRAISAL THEORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM SONGÜL ERCAN

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to have students do research and analyses within the framework of Appraisal Theory which is one of the recent significant theories in the field of linguistics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explaining theoretical framework of Appraisal Theory
2   Explaining key concepts of Appraisal Theory
3   Explaining the place of Appraisal Theory in Systemic Functional Grammar Approach and their relation
4   Explaining basic categories of Appraisal Theory
5   Analyse a given text within the framework of Appraisal Theory
6   Prepare a research article within the framework of Appraisal Theory

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The relationship between Systemic Functional Grammar and Appraisal Theory
2 Appraisal Theory: an overview
3 Sub-categories of Appraisal Theory
4 Attitude and sub-categories: Affection
5 Attitude and sub-categories: Judgement
6 Attitude and sub-categories: Appreciation
7 Analysing sample texts
8 Midterm exam
9 Engagement
10 Analysing sample texts
11 Graduation
12 Analysing sample texts
13 The use of appraisal in identifying stance
14 Analysing sample texts

Recomended or Required Reading

Martin, J.R. ve White, P.R.R.(2005). The language of Evaluation: Appraisal in English.
Ercan, G. S. (2012). Gazete haber metinlerinde kadına karşı şiddet. Uluslararası Kadın Konferansı.
Scherer, K.R., Schorr, A. ve Johnstone, T. (2001). Appraisal Processes in Emotion. Oxford: OUP.
Lee, H.S. (2006). The Use of Interpersonal Resources in Argumentative/Persuasive Essays by East-Asian ESL and Australian Tertiary Students. University of Sydney. Unpublished PhD Thesis
Setiavan, A., Setiabudi, D. H. ve Simon, Y. (2011). Linguistic Application Using Transitivity-Appraisal Analysis. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol.1, No.2, December 2011, pp. 171~181
Caldwell, D. (2009). `Working your words Appraisal in the AFL post-match interview. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Volume 32 (2) pp. 31.1-13.17.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Debate
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-6: The assesment will be held by taking homeworks, project paper, presentations and attendance to the course into consideration.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance to the courses is compulsory.
2. Not attending to a course is not going to be accepted as an excuse to the preperations of presentations, homework and in-class debate
3. Cheating and Plagiarism in midterms, finals and homeworks will be graded as "0" (zero)

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

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

Office Hours

Wednesday 10:30-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Student Presentations 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 3 10 30
Preparation for midterm exam 0 0 0
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 213

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.6555