COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 5107 LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MELTEM SARGIN

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to further develop students' understanding of how our identities are produced and maintained through the interaction between language and culture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. describing the central importance of language in the formation of people's (personal, social and professional) identities
2   2. explaining the main ideas in identity theories in the context of linguistic diversity
3   3. associating the functions of identity such as social membership, narrative, historical memory with language
4   4. developing the ability to position and represent oneself in society through language

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Course introduction
2 2. What is identity The construction of identity through language
3 3. Language and national identity
4 4. Language and transnational identity
5 5. Languages of abuse and the expression of power
6 6. Language planning
7 7. Language and intellectual expression
8 8. Midterm exam
9 9. Language and gender
10 10. Language and spirituality
11 11. The role of spiritual language in maintaining cultural and national identity
12 12. The common language of global economic transactions
13 13. Language and social networks
14 14. Language and migration
15 15. Language and integration
16 16. Overall assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Benwell, Betham and Elizabeth Stokoe (2006). Discourse and Identity. Edinburgh: Edinburgh
2. Bucholtz, Mary, and Kira Hall. (2004). Language and Identity. In A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology, edited by Alessandro Duranti, 369 394. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
3. Fishman, J. A. (1999). Language and ethnicity: The view from within. J. A. Fishman (Ed.), Handbook of language and ethnic identity (pp. 152 163). Oxford University Press.
4. Hastings, A. (1997). The construction of nationhood: Ethnicity, religion, and nationalism. Cambridge University Press.
5. Jenkins, R. (2008). Social identity. Routledge.
6. Joseph, J. E. (2004). Language and identity: National, ethnic, religious. Palgrave Macmillan.
7. Kroskrity, Paul V. (1999). Identity. In Language matters in anthropology: A lexicon for the new millennium, edited by Alessandro Duranti, special issue, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 9(1-2):111 114.
8. Pugh, S. M. (2009). Language and identity. L. Muhvic-Dimanovski & L. Socanac (Eds.), Linguistics (pp. 224 252). UNESCO. www.eolss.net

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation on the subject
2. Lecture/discussion with examples
3. Question and Answer

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* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-4 will be evaluated via midterm exam, individual assignment, final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 80% class attendance is obligatory.
2. Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Dr. Meltem SARGIN
B Block, Office B 432

Office Hours

Whenever possible

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Web Search and Library Research 6 2 12
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555

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