COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EDB 5002 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

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 enable prospective Turkish Language and Literature teachers to recognize the basic features of language, to learn communication theories and models, to distinguish between natural and artificial language and to understand the functions of language in literary narratives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to know the key features and key concepts of the language.
2   Ability to know the place of the language in communication
3   Ability to have knowledge about varieties of communication
4   Ability to use the language in literature
5   Ability to observe the place of language as a communication tool in literary narrative.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is language What is communication
2 Language and Human. Learning, memory
3 Models of communication and applications
4 Language and History. The origin of the writing, the first written texts
5 Varieties of Language. Artificial Languages and World s Language Families
6 Voice and script. Oral Language and Written Language
7 The use of language in literature
8 Midterm Exam
9 Communication Varieties
10 Communication Theories
11 Art and Communication
12 Application samples
13 Revision
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

BENVENISTE, Émile (1995) Genel Dilbilim Sorunları, Çeviren. Erdim Öztokat, Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
ECO, Umberto (2004) Avrupa Kültüründe Kusursuz Dil Arayışı, Çev. Kemal Atakay, Istanbul: Literatür Yayınları
GÜNAY, V. Doğan (2013) Dil ve Iletişim, 2. Baskı, Istanbul: Papatya Yayınları.
McQUAIL, Denis (1994) Kitle Iletişim Kuramı, Çev. Ahmet Haluk Yüksel, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları.
ÖZKAY, Ünsal, (1992) Iletişimin ABCsi, Istanbul: Simavi Yayınları.
ZILLIOĞLU, Merih (2012) Iletişim Nedir , Istanbul: Cem Yayınları.

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


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 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.132
LO.2324
LO.3324
LO.4324
LO.52