COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMIOTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDI 6025 SEMIOTICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

English Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FATMA FERYAL ÇUBUKÇU

Offered to

English Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim is to familiarize the students with the principles of semiotics ranging from Saussure to Peirce and Lakoff

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   define the basic concepts related to semiotics
2   develop an awareness of semiotics
3   gain intellectual skills demonstrating the ability to devise, research and communicate
4   gain professional skills demonstrating the ability to articulate systematic knowledge
5   develop a critical awareness of subdisciplines within the field

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the content of the course
2 Chandler's semiotics
3 Chandler's semiotics
4 Saussure
5 Peirce
6 Peirce
7 Application
8 Midterm exam
9 Barthes
10 Barthes
11 Levi-strauss
12 Derrida
13 Lakoff and Johnson
14 Lakoff and Johnson
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Chandler, D . semiotics
Saussure, F. A Course in general linguistics
Barthes, R. Mythologies
Hebdige, D. Subcultures

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + 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)

dogan.gunay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 13 5 65
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.3444444
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LO.5444444