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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
AKE 5034	IDEOLOGY AND DISCOURSE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

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

None

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	13	2	26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures	13	4	52
Preparation for Mid-term Exam	1	50	50
Preparation for Final Exam	1	50	50
Final Exam	1	3	3
Mid-term Exam	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			184

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.10	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.16
LO.1	5	5	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5
LO.2	5	5	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5
LO.4	5	5	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5
LO.5	5	5	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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