| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics 2 | İÖZ208 | 4. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Assist. Prof. Dr. Yusuf ŞEN |
| Instructor(s) |
Yusuf ŞEN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The objective of this course is to introduce fundemental concepts of linguistics: morphology, syntax, pragmatics and sociolinguistics. |
| Course Content | Error analysis of language learners’ production data, case studies, and comparative analysis of native and target languages; morphology; free and bound morphemes, compounds, inflectional morphology, derivational morphology, morphemic analysis, morphological typology of languages, analysis of the internal hierarchical structure of words, morphophonological variation; syntax: word categories, phrase and clause structure, transformational-generative grammar, government and binding, minimalist program, argumant structure, theta-roles; pragmatics: deixis, implicature, conversational maxims, speech acts and politeness. sociolinguistics; dialects, register, style; discourse: criteria for textuality, types of cohesive devices, discourse connections, functions, the discourse situation, institutional discourse, and similar topics. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Students will be able to define basic concepts and principles of linguistics - Students will be able to analyze syntactic and morphological components - Students will be able to explain the changes in languages in time - Students will be able to express the essentials of sociolinguistics - Students will be able to define sub-disciplines of linguistics and applied linguistics |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Morphology, Free and Bound Morphemes | Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 2. Week | Inflectional and Derivational Morphology, Morphemic analysis, Morphophonological Variation | Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | Syntax, Transformational- Generative Grammar | Practice Course Hours Other Activities Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study |
| 4. Week | Sentence Structure, Constituents and Constituency Tests | Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Research |
| 5. Week | Minimalist Program, UG Principles and Parameters | Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Practice Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study |
| 6. Week | Phrase Structure Trees and Rules, X-Bar Theory | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice |
| 7. Week | Argument Structure, Theta-Roles | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Course Hours |
| 8. Week | Midterm 1 | Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression |
| 9. Week | Pragmatics: Implicature, Deixis, Maxims of Conversation | Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities Practice Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours |
| 10. Week | Speech Acts, Politeness | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice |
| 11. Week | Midterm 2 | Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 12. Week | Sociolinguistics: Register and Style | Verbal Expression Research Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities |
| 13. Week | Dialects/Accents, The “Standard”, Gender, Languages in Contact, Discourse Connection | Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 14. Week | Final | Course Hours |
| Fromkin, V.; Rodman, R.; Hymes, N. (2014) An Introduction to Language, Wadsworth Publishing Denham, K. & Lobeck, A. (2013), Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction, Second Edition, Wadsworth, Cengage LearningFromkin, V.; Rodman, R.; Hymes, N. (2014) An Introduction to Language, Wadsworth Publishing Denham, K. & Lobeck, A. (2013), Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction, Second Edition, Wadsworth, Cengage Learning |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 60 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 60 |
| PY5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 60 |
| PY6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Research | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Practice | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload | 83 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
