COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EDA CAN KÖKMEN

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

This course aims at providing an introduction to the field of linguistics and drawing attention to the relation of linguistics to other disciplines of research, and providing information about the functions of language and sub-disciplines of linguistics. This course also aims at drawing attention to the origins of language, linguistic typology and introducing writing systems and alphabets.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define language and linguistics
2   Explain the relation between and make a comparison between linguistics and other disciplines
3   Explain the main sub-fields of linguistics by making comparisons
4   Classify languages in terms of geneaology and in terms of their morphology
5   Discuss the views about the origins of languages by making comparisons
6   Explain the emergence and the development of writing systems
7   Explain the notion of alphabet and types of alphabets

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is Linguistics Definition and Methodological Principles of Linguistics. Foundation adn Developmemnt of Linguistics. Post-Saussurean Linguistics.
2 Synchronic (Descriptive) and Diachronic (Histroical) Linguistics. General and Specific Linguistics. Theoretical and Applied Linguistics.
3 Relation between linguistics and other disciplines of research: Literature, Psychology, Logic, Philosophy, Anthropology, Geography
4 Relation between linguistics and other disciplines of research: Physiology, Biophysics, Cognition, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Psychology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Sciences, Physics, Cybernetics, Technology
5 Language and Thought, Language and the Mind. The semiological content of language.
6 Language and Society, Linguistic Societies, Language Varieties.
7 MID-TERM EXAM
8 Branches of Linguistics: Definition, areas of application and sub- branches
9 Languages of the World: Geneological and Morphological Typology, Languages of the World: Extinct Languages, Living Languages and Turkic Languages
10 Origins of Language. What is language Language change and Language Development Phonology: Definition, areas of application and sub- branches
11 Some Hypotheses about the emergence of language
12 Language and Writing: Emergence and Development of Language, Writing Systems: Pictograms, Ideograms
13 Hieroglyphs and Development of Egyptian Writing
14 Cuneiform Writing
15 Rebus Principle, Syllable Writing System, Alphabetical Writing (Sound Writing System), Alphabet Types: Latin, Cyrillic and others, Braille and Morse Alphabets
16 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Fromkin, V., Rodman, R. & Hyams, N. (2018). An Introduction to Language. 11th Edition. Cengage Learning
2.Yule, G. (2020). The Study of Language. Cambridge University Press
3.Aksan, D. (2020). Her Yönüyle Dil-Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim. Ankara: TDK Yay.
4.Kıran, Z. ve Kıran, A. (2023). Dilbilime Giriş. 6. Baskı. Ankara: Seçkin Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Tutoring via examples and discussion
3. Question and Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2 will be evaluated by the questions in the midterm and final exams.
2. LO 3-7 will be evaluated by porjects and homeworks.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2. Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eda.can@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1555
LO.25555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.6555
LO.7555

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