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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GKD 5051	EDITING AND MEDIA LANGUAGE EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TUĞBA ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
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PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
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History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to enable students to critically analyze written and visual media texts in terms of language, expression, and content; to develop competence in editing processes; and to raise awareness of the structural, ideological, and persuasive aspects of media language.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Analyze the linguistic and stylistic features of media texts.
2	Explain and apply the stages of the editing process.
3	Evaluate the ideological, directive, and manipulative dimensions of media language.
4	Edit written texts for coherence, grammar, and clarity.
5	Develop effective, clear, and accurate use of media language.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Course introduction and what is media language
2	Types of media texts and their linguistic characteristics
3	Definition and function of editing
4	Expression disorders and correction techniques
5	Spelling rules and punctuation
6	Editing in news and journalistic texts
7	Social media language and new media texts
8	Midterm
9	Manipulation techniques in media
10	Gender, identity, and ideology in media language
11	Language and discourse in visual media texts
12	Intra-textual coherence and meaning corrections
13	Practice: Editing a media text
14	Practice: Editing a media text
15	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Kocabaş, F. (2019). Medya dili ve haber söylemi. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.

Güneş, F. (2017). Yazılı anlatım ve redaksiyon teknikleri. Istanbul: Eğitim Yayınevi.

Yıldız, A. (2018). Dil ve medya: Eleştirel medya okuryazarlığı. Istanbul: Derin Yayınları.

Yalçın, M. (2015). Haber dili ve söylemi. Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

question-answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	VZ	Midterm
2	FN	Semester final exam
3	BNS	BNS	Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4	BUT	Make-up note
5	BBN	End of make-up grade	Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

will be announced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tugba.simsek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for final exam	1	3	3
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.17
LO.1	4	2
LO.2	4	2
LO.3	4	2
LO.4	4	2
LO.5	4	2

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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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