COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF TURKISH LANGUAGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TRE 6040 SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF TURKISH LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CANER KERIMOĞLU

Offered to

TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

To understand the social aspects of Turkish Language

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Grasp the relationship between language and society
2   To follow the current problems of Turkish
3   To examine Turkish Language in terms of society of linguistic theories
4   Reflection of Turkish Language in Turkish society
5   Be able to follow the literature on language and society

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The aspects of language and society
2 The aspects of language and society (from Ancient Greek to Von Humboldt)
3 The traditional language studies, language and society
4 Linguistics, language and society (after Labov)
5 Sociolinguistics
6 Turkish Language and use of language (alienation)
7 Turkish Language and use of language (pollution discussion)
8 Midterm Exam
9 Discussions about Turkish Language
10 Discussions about the deterioration of Turkish Language
11 Debates about the relationship between the Turkish Language and other languages
12 Discussions about the Turkish language revolution
13 Discussions about the Turkish language revolution
14 Media and Turkish Language
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

T. Yücel (1997). Dil Devrimi ve Sonuçları. Istanbul: Iyi Şeyler Yay.
G. Lewis (2007). Trajik Başarı. Türk Dil Reformu. Istanbul: Paradigma Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, Question and answer

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)

caner.kerimoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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