COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (ENG.)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 3010 COMPARATIVE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (ENG.) COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

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 is to introduce the main concepts, theories and methods of discourse analysis and to practice comparative discourse analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able; To use their knowledge about main concepts and theories concerning discourse analysis;
2   To distinguish types of discourse;
3   To analyze discourse from an interdisciplinary perspective;
4   To justify their results of discourse analysis;
5   To analyze comparatively the transfer of discourse between differrent languages and cultures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is discourse Its functions and features
2 Text criteria
3 Features of oral and written texts
4 Context in discourse
5 Proposition
6 Interim Assessment
7 Midterm exam
8 Anaphora, Deixis
9 Discourse fragments
10 Discourse content
11 Discourse production
12 Discourse analysis
13 Comparative discourse analysis of oral and written texts as translated products
14 Comparative discourse analysis of oral and written texts as translated products
15 General Assessment
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hartmann, R.R.K (1980). Contrastive Textology: Comparative Discourse Analysis. Tübingen: J. Groos Verlag.
2. Johnstone, B. (2008). Discourse Analysis. USA: Blackwell Publishing.
3. Paltridge, B. (2006). Discourse Analysis. An Introduction (Continuum Discourse). UK: Continuum.
4. Renkema, J. (1993). Discourse Studies. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Assignment

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 +FCG * 0.40


*** 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 all learning outcomes will be based on the assignment and exam questions regarding the course content.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % attendance is compulsory.
2. Absence will not be considered as an excuse for not delivering the assignment on its due date.
3. Participation in the assignment, the mid-term exam and the final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

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 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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