COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 4051 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM SONGÜL ERCAN

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to describe what discourse is, to discuss the basic concepts and approaches related to discourse analysis, and to understand how data is analyzed using different methods and theories using discourse analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student s expected to be able to define basic concepts such as discourse, text, and context..
2   the student is expected to be able to explain the basic concepts used in discourse analysis with examples.
3   the student is expected to be able to discuss from what different aspects a discourse fragment can be analyzed.
4   the student is expected to be able to identify different discourse types.
5   the student is expected to be able to analyze and critique research articles that use the discourse analysis method using different theories and approaches.
6   analyze data using discourse analysis method using different theories and approaches.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of discourse and related keywords
2 Context and its types; importance of context in communication
3 Text and textuality criteria;
4 Contextualization cues, discourse connectors:
5 Production of discourse: information structure (given information, new information)
6 Written and spoken language features;
7 Institutional discourse and its characteristics; examples from different institutional discourses
8 Mid-term exam
9 Analyzing discourse: transcribing spoken discourse
10 Conversational analysis
11 Speech act theory; conversational maxims, conversational implicatures
12 The production of discourse: Perspective-making; staging and representation of discourse structure
13 Data collection and sampling methods in the analysis of discourse
14 Analysis of data: review of various research articles in this regard
15 Application: the examination of data in line with a particular theory or approach
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aydın, D., & Ercan, G. S. (2023). Edimbilimsel Yinelemeler, Türleri ve Sözlü Söylemdeki Işlevleri. Journal of Academic Social Science Studies, 16(98).
Aydın, D., & Ercan, S. (2021). Gender-Based Use of Concession: Insights from Turkish Spoken Discourse. Dil Dergisi, 172(2), 133-159.
Brown, G. & Yule, G. (1989). Discourse Analysis.Cambridge University Press.
Ercan, G. S., & Danış, P. (2019). Söylem, Söylem Çözümlemesi ve Eleştirel Söylem Çözümlemesi: Tanımları ve Kapsamları. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 6(2), 527-552.
Ercan, G. S., & Danış, P. (2022). Türkçe gündelik söylemde konuşmanın ilkelerine uymama: ilkeleri delme. Dil Dergisi, 173(2), 1-21.
Haşlaman, T., Demiraslan, Y., Mumcu, F. K., Dönmez, O., & Aşkar, P. (2008).Çevrimiçi Ortamda Yapılan Grup Tartışmasındaki Iletişim Örüntülerinin Söylem Çözümlemesi Yoluyla Incelenmesi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
Johnstone, B. (2017). Discourse Analysis 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons
Renkema, J. (2004. Introduction to Discourse Studies.John Benjamins.
Sayım, F., & Çetin, N. (2024). Araştırma yöntemi olarak söylem çözümlemesi. Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, 9(1), 49-72.
Tannen, D., Hamilton, H. E., & Schiffrin, D. (2015). The handbook of discourse analysis. John Wiley & Sons.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Lecture
2- Presentation
3- Question and answer
4- Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-6 will be evaluated with midterm exam, final questions and homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2- If cheating or plagiarism is detected in homework and exams, it will be evaluated with a "0" grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

songul.ercan@deu.edu.tr
Ofice no: C 153
Ofis tel no: 0232 301 86 32 4

Office Hours

Wednesday 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.3555
LO.45555
LO.55555
LO.6

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