COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED STUDIES IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDI 6031 ADVANCED STUDIES IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

English Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FATMA FERYAL ÇUBUKÇU

Offered to

English Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim is to familiarize the students with the principles of phonology, morphology, pragmatic, discourse, syntactic and semantic theories in contemporary functional and cognitive linguistics, and teach them to think critically about the phenomenon of theory formation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   define the basic concepts related to applied linguistics
2   develop an awareness of English as a linguistic system and of related sub-disciplines
3   gain intellectual skills demonstrating the ability to devise, research and communicate of analyses of topics
4   gain professional skills demonstrating the ability to articulate systematic knowledge and critical awareness
5   gain skills demonstrating the ability to make judgements according to the available evidence
6   have the ability to communicate ideas and findings by applying the academic style of a particular research paradigm
7   have the ability to critique the various models, theories and research findings within the field

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the content of the course
2 The basic concepts related to applied linguistics
3 phonology
4 morphology
5 syntax
6 discourse analysis
7 semantics
8 mid term exam
9 pragmatics
10 SLA
11 psycholinguistics
12 sociolinguistics
13 culture
14 learning styles
15 final

Recomended or Required Reading

Cook, G. (2008). Applied linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Davies, A., & Elder, C. (2006). The handbook of applied linguistics. London: Blackwell.
Ellis, R. (Ed.). (1994). The study of second language acquisition. Oxford: OUP
Fowler, H. R., & Aaron, J. E. (2004). The little brown handbook. NY:Pearson Longman
Kaplan, R. (2005). The Oxford handbook of applied linguistics. Oxford: OUP
Nunan, D. (1999). Second language teaching & learning. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Mitchell, R., & Miles, F. (1998). Second language learning theories. London: Arnold.
Scovel, T. (2008). Psycholinguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Schmitt, N. (Ed). (2002). Introduction to applied linguistics. London: Hodder.
Wardhaugh, R. (2006). An introduction to sociolinguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

question-answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fcubukcu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesdays 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 13 5 65
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

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