COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENDER AND LANGUAGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0006 GENDER AND LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to give students the ability to acquire and apply knowledge of gender.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about gender studies.
2   To have a basic knowledge of some gender based concepts.
3   To be capable of interpreting primary sources on gender studies and doing textual analysis.
4   To be capable of using course s terminology.
5   To have a basic knowledge of theories used in gender studies and to avoid sexist language.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Gender Introduction
2 Reflection on societal views about women Class Discussion
3 The multiple roles of women in society Class Discussion
4 Educating girls and women Class Discussion
5 Current roles of women Class Discussion
6 Gender sensitive education Class Discussion
7 Advancement of Women and Women s Rights Class Discussion
8 Mid-term
9 Defining some basic concepts about gender Class Discussion
10 Defining some basic concepts about gender Class Discussion
11 Gender Analysis Class Discussion
12 Gender- Neutral Language. Class Discussion
13 Summing up Class Discussion
14 General Evaluation Class Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Çakır, Serpil, Akgökçe, Necla, eds.
Farklı Feminizmler Açısından Kadın Araştırmalarında Yöntem. Istanbul: Sel Yayıncılık,
Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble. New York: Routledge, 1990.
Guidelines on Gender-Neutral Language. UNESCO, 1999.
Gender Sensitivity: A Training Manual. UNESCO, 1997.
Ecevit, Y., and Karkıner, N, eds. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be based on lectures and class discussions.

Assessment Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-term Exam %40
Final Exam %60

Assessment Criteria

To abide by ethical criteria in academic work.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%70 class attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.doskaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:30-14:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1445355
LO.2445355
LO.3445355
LO.44453555
LO.5445355

CONTACT INFORMATION
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