COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 6057 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

This course focuses on the ways in which ideologies are constructed in discourse. As an important political tool, discourse, which constructs social reality according to a certain ideology, is formed according to the contingent conditions that constitute the context on the one hand, and on the other hand, it creates situations, objects of knowledge, social identities, inter-subjective and inter-group relations. In this course, various texts will be analyzed with "Critical Discourse Analysis" which will be presented as an analysis method.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about discourse and ideology.
2   To have a basic knowledge of some discourse analysis based concepts.
3   To be capable of doing discourse analysis.
4   To be capable of using course's terminology.
5   To have critical approach.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of Ideology and the role of discourse Class Discussion
2 Ideological Discourse Structures Class Discussion
3 Mental and Context Models Class Discussion
4 Ideology and Power Class Discussion
5 Ideological Discourse Structures: (Meaning: Topics, Level of Description, Implications and Presuppositions, Contrast) Class Discussion
6 Propositional Structures (Actors, Modality) Class Discussion
7 Formal Structures, Sentence Syntax, Discourse Forms Class Discussion
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Rhetoric Class Discussion
10 Categories of Ideological Analysis (Actor, Authority, Categorization) Class Discussion
11 Comparison, Consensus, Disclaimers Class Discussion
12 Distancing, Empathy, Generalizations, Irony Class Discussion
13 Metaphor, Negative other representation, Number game, Class Discussion
14 Openness, Polarization Class Discussion
15 General Evaluation Class Discussion
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Van Dijk, Teun A. Discourse Studies: A Multidisciplinary Introduction, SAGE Publications, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining the topic to students through interactive presentations and supporting it with visual materials, followed by in-depth analysis of the topic through student discussions.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

will be annouced.

Assessment Criteria

1. Ability to understand and define basic concepts correctly
2. Relating related concepts to each other and using them in context.
3. Analyzing a given text or discourse and using the terminology in the course content effectively.
4. Using language correctly and effectively.
5. Relating and applying the knowledge learned to real in real world examples.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory.
2. It is important to attend classes and come to class by reading the subject beforehand.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.doskaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 08:30-09:30
Tuesday 08.30-09:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 3 15 45
Preparation for final exam 13 3 39
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.554

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