COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEXICOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STD 6039 LEXICOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ISMAIL SÖKMEN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the basic concepts of lexicography, its historical development and dictionary preparation processes. It is aimed to provide students with information about dictionary types, lexicography techniques and modern dictionary creation methods; and to provide the ability to analyze the structures of traditional and digital dictionaries and relate them to contemporary lexicography studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explains the basic concepts and terminology of lexicology.
2   2. Recognize different types of dictionaries and evaluate their functions.
3   3. Analyzes the historical development of lexicography and important dictionaries.
4   4. Identify the differences between traditional and digital dictionaries.
5   5. Learn dictionary creation processes and data collection techniques.
6   6. Creates the dictionary definition of a word using scientific methods.
7   7. Evaluates contemporary lexicography approaches and techniques.
8   8. Analyzes the relationship and contributions of lexicography to linguistics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Lexicology: Basic Concepts and Terminology
2 History of Lexicography and the First Dictionary Studies
3 Types of Dictionary: Monolingual, Bilingual and Specialized Dictionaries
4 Structure of Dictionaries: Headings, Definitions, Examples and Interpretation
5 Descriptive and Directive Dictionaries
6 Meaning Relations in Dictionaries: Synonymity, Antonym and Polysemy
7 The Relationship Between Linguistics and Lexicology: Semantics, Morphology and Lexicography
8 Digital and Online Dictionaries: The Impact of Technological Developments
9 The Dictionary Making Process: Data Collection, Organization, and Presentation
10 Sampling and Corpus-Based Dictionary Studies
11 The Process of Defining Words: Descriptive and Prescriptive Approaches
12 User-Centricity in Dictionaries: Dictionary Design According to Target Audience
13 Bias, Impartiality and Cultural Factors in Dictionaries
14 Artificial Intelligence and Automatic Dictionary in Today's Lexicography
15 Criticism of Turkish Modernism and Critical Perspectives
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi. (2017). III. Uluslararası Sözlükbilimi Sempozyumu Bildiri Kitabı. Eskişehir: Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Özkan, I. & Sevinç, V. (2022). Türkiye'de Sözlükbilimi ile Ilgili Araştırmalar -Bibliyografya Denemesi (2016-2021)-. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 6(1), 1-18.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

i.sokmen@deu.edu.tr

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 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 157

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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