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 | Optional | ||||
| 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 | İHSAN ÜNALDI (ihsan@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| This course was designed to provide teacher candidates with basic concepts and terminology regarding language and society. The relationships between language and society will be covered at an introductory level. Language change and variation and their relations to parameters such as social class, gender, ethnicity will be discussed | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can define language in terms of society. |
PO- |
Examination Oral Examination |
| LO-2 | Can define and elaborate on language change. |
PO- |
Examination Oral Examination |
| LO-3 | Can elaborate on language in terms of sex, ethnicity and social class. |
PO- |
Examination Oral Examination |
| LO-4 | Can define dialect and elaborate on it. |
PO- |
Examination Oral Examination |
| LO-5 | Can define appropriate language and politeness. |
PO- |
Examination Oral Examination |
| LO-6 | Can explain the relationship between language and world view. |
PO- |
Examination Oral Examination |
| LO-7 | Can define the communication process in terms of social contexts. |
PO- |
Examination Oral Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The content of this course consists of topics that examine the relationship between language and society. These topics include basic terminology about sociolinguistics, language change, dialect, language and social class, language and gender, ethnic identity, and discussions about them. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction | Direct instruction |
| 2 | The effects of language and how we speak on our world view | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 3 | Current debates on sociolinguistics and language change | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 4 | The diversity of language and possible reasons for this diversity | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 5 | Language change and American dialects | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 6 | Social class, sex, age and language change | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 7 | Language attitudes, social perception and communicative process | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Speech and different variables that affect speech | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 10 | Good conversation and politeness | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 11 | Linguistic style and gender differences | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 12 | Ethnic identity and its effects on new generations | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 13 | New generation, education and "Bad English" | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 14 | Questions and discussions | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 15 | Questions and discussions | Direct instruction, discussions, pair and group work |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Language and Society by Valerie Fridland | |
| 2 | Longman Dictionary of language teaching and applied linguistics by Jack Richards | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Coursebook, slides and visual materials | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 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 | 16 | 2 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 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 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 120 | ||