COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMANTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RDE 5012 SEMANTICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Russian Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FILIZ KARAKALE

Offered to

Russian Language and Literature

Course Objective

To investigate the semantic features of languages and to evaluate the semantic relations that occur at syntagmatic levels from a linguistic point of view.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the semantic features of a language
2   To classify the types of meaning
3   To reveal the semantic features of the Russian language
4   To comprehend and explain theories about meaning
5   To bring different approaches to the subject

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of semantics Semantics exercises in the Russian language Semantics exercises in
2 Language, word, sign, concept, meaning Russian languages
3 Concept aspect of the word, word types Russian languages
4 Types of meaning General evaluation
5 Sub-fields of semantics
6 Relationship of semantics with other fields
7 General repetition
8 Midterm exam
9 Meaning changes and equivalence relation
10 Speech-action theory

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in class discussions, assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory.
4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced.

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.54