COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LINGUISTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 1108 LINGUISTICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MURAT ÖZGEN

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
English Translation and Interpreting

Course Objective

The course objective is to enable students to acquire the linguistic point of view necessary for the analysis and production of translated text.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize various language and text levels
2   Use morphemic features of languages to create new technical and other kinds of concepts
3   Analyse communicative factors and functions of both source and target texts (oral and/or written and/or audiovisual)
4   Make and compare semantic analysis of both source and target texts (oral and/or written and/or audiovisual)
5   Consciously use grammatical and semantic shifts in both source and target texts (oral and/or written and/or audiovisual)
6   Make and compare semiotic analysis of both source and target texts (oral and/or written and/or audiovisual)
7   Recognize the appearance and functions of the figures of speech and produce them in both source and target texts (oral and/or written and/or audiovisual)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Knowing a Language vs. Knowing What Language is Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2018). An introduction to language. Cengage Learning. pp. 3-21 Denham, K., & Lobeck, A. (2012). Linguistics for everyone: An introduction. Cengage Learning. pp. 7-31
2 Building Sounds: Phonetics & Phonology Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 28-57 Denham, K., & Lobeck, A. (2012). Linguistics for everyone: An introduction. Cengage Learning. pp. 229-323
3 Building Words: Morphology Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 58-91 Denham, K., & Lobeck, A. (2012). Linguistics for everyone: An introduction. Cengage Learning. pp. 141-215
4 Generating Sentences: Syntax Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 92-127 Denham, K., & Lobeck, A. (2012). Linguistics for everyone: An introduction. Cengage Learning. pp. 215-291
5 Meaning of Meaning: Semantics Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 129-148 Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.pp. 117-133
6 Meaning in Context: Pragmatics Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 149-166 Denham, K., & Lobeck, A. (2012). Linguistics for everyone: An introduction. Cengage Learning. pp. 339-354.
7 Analyzing Written and Spoken Language: Discourse & Text Analysis Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 167-180 Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.pp. 133-151
8 Midterm
9 Language Variation: Sociolinguistics Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 279-328 Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.pp. 151-171
10 Finding Family Relations: Historical Linguistics Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.pp. 205-220 Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2018). An introduction to language. Cengage Learning. pp. 488-540
11 Cataloguing Differences: Linguistic Typology Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.pp. pp. 189-204
12 Acquiring Language: FLA vs SLA Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 201-233
13 Locating Language in the Brain: Neurolinguistics Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press. pp. 184-200 Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.pp. 277-292
14 Writing Down Languages: Writing Systems Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2018). An introduction to language. Cengage Learning. pp. 540-562 Denham, K., & Lobeck, A. (2012). Linguistics for everyone: An introduction. Cengage Learning. pp. 441-476
15 General Overview
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.
Denham, K., & Lobeck, A. (2012). Linguistics for everyone: An introduction. Cengage Learning.
Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2018). An introduction to language. Cengage Learning.
Yule, G. (2020). The study of language (7th edition). Cambridge university press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lesson (theory, discussion, practice)
2. Assignment

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

There will be one mid-term and one final exam in a term.

Assessment Criteria

1. Analysis assignments and participation will have an impact of 30%
2. Mid-term will be composed of questions concerning theory, textual comparison, analysis and production.
3. Final exam will have the same methodology as mid-term.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Participation is obligatory at 70%.
2. Non-attendance cannot be an excuse for late submission of the assigned homework.
3. Mid-term, assignment, final examination will be taken into account when grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 5 4 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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