Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES / ETI204 - TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (ENGLISH)

Code: ETI204 Course Title: LINGUISTICS II Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING (ENGLISH)
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)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge about the basic topic of linguistics such as Semantics, Pragmatics, and Discourse analysis. In addition to these topics, students will be informed about language history and change, language and regional variation, language and social variation, and language and culture.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can understand the basic topics in language studies. PO-2 To be able to have basic and specialized knowledge about the language and history of the cultures taught
Examination
LO-2 can be informed about the new developments in language studies. PO-1 To be able to make interdisciplinary research within the field
 		Examination
LO-3 can be equipped with the methods used by linguists in arriving at knowledge about languages. PO-4 To be able to think analiytically
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Pragmatics Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
2 Pragmatics Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
3 Discourse Analysis Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
4 Discourse Analysis Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
5 Language and the Brain Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
6 First Language Acquisition Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
7 Second Language Acquisition/learning Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
8 mid-term exam
9 Gestures and Sign Language Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
10 Written Language Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
11 Language History and Change Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
12 Regional Variation in Language Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
13 Social Variation in Language Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
14 Language and Culture Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
15 Language and Culture Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Yule, George. The Study of Language. 2nd Ed. Cambridge UP, 1996
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 1 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 1 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 2 14 28
       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 15 1 15
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 15 1 15
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 130