Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SAMET TAŞÇI (samettasci@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | English | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| Comprehend the discipline of linguistics with its fundamental constituents and assumptions, understand the concept of Language as sa system of sign and analyze its basic components. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Explain the short history of Linguistics as a science. |
PO-5 Explain theoretical and practical concepts and principles of linguistics. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Define the basic assumptions of linguistics. |
PO-5 Explain theoretical and practical concepts and principles of linguistics. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Explain the basic approaches, questions and problems of linguistics. |
PO-5 Explain theoretical and practical concepts and principles of linguistics. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | can think critically and scientifically about languages. |
PO-15 Analyze and teach basic language skills. |
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| LO-5 | can define the properties of human language. |
PO-8 Explain and apply the basic language skills in Turkish and English. |
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| LO-6 | can describe the characteristics of the scientific method in Linguistics |
PO-12 Apply scientific methods and write novel articles. |
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| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Basic concepts in linguistic analysis; the nature, structure and use of language by way of awareness raising activities, error analysis of language learners’ production, case studies, and comparative analysis of native and target languages; the components of language as a system: linguistic competence and performance, branches of linguistics, types of grammar, language universals, creativity of linguistic knowledge, arbitrariness of language, sign languages, artificial languages and animal communication; brain and language, lateralization and handedness, evolution of language, human language processing models, research on language and disorders (e.g., dichotic listening, split brain, WADA); phonetics: acoustic, auditory and articulatory phonetics, speech organs, phoneme, vowels and consonants, IPA, diphthongs, tripthongs, manner and place of articulation; phonology: sound patterns, assimilation, dissimilation, linking, consonant clusters, silent letters, suprasegmentals, stress and intonation; semantics: componential analysis, entailment, semantic relations, sense and reference, collocational meaning. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction to Linguistics: What is linguistics? How Do We Do Linguistic Analyses? Why Do We Study Linguistics? Speech and Writing. What Do You Know When You Know a Language. Prescriptive vs Descriptive Rules of Grammar | Lecture, discussion |
| 2 | Language and basic sign systems | Lecture, discussion |
| 3 | Basic properties of human language | Lecture, discussion |
| 4 | Basic components of Language | Lecture, discussion |
| 5 | Phonetics | Lecture, discussion |
| 6 | Phonology | Lecture, discussion |
| 7 | Morphology | Lecture, discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Morphological analyses | Lecture, discussion |
| 10 | Syntax | Lecture, discussion |
| 11 | Syntactic analyses | Lecture, discussion |
| 12 | Semantics | Lecture, discussion |
| 13 | Semantic analyses | Lecture, discussion |
| 14 | Modern linguistics and related fields | Lecture, discussion |
| 15 | Revision before exam | Lecture, discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Fromkin, V. Rodman, R. (1993). An introduction to Language. Orlando: HBJ. | |
| 2 | Yule, G. (2020). The study of language. Cambridge university press. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Textbook | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 108 | ||