COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEXICOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 4035 LEXICOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR FUNDA UZDU YILDIZ

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to provide the student with basic knowledge about lexicography and to enable him/her to estimate the quality of dictionaries. Furthermore, it is the aim of the course to allow the student to gain knowledge on the usage of dictionaries. In this respect, the student will be informed of theoretical and practical issues in lexicography.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To list and define theoretical knowledge on lexicography
2   To obtain literature for the compilation of a dictionary
3   To compile a dictionary working in a group
4   To study and analyse the structure of a dictionary
5   To identify the quality of a dictionary.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The relation between lexicology and lexicography What is lexicography
2 A brief history of the discipline
3 What is a dictionary Classification of dictionaries
4 Dictionary typology Types of dictionaries
5 Monolingual and multilingual dictionaries
6 Alphebetically ordered dictionaries
7 Dictionaries according to structure and typology
8 Dictionary structure The general structure of dictionaries
9 The internal structure of dictionaries
10 The external structure of dictionaries
11 Exercise 1 Identifying the characteristics and the quality of dictionaries
12 Exercise 2 Dictionary compilation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Aksan, Doğan (1990) Her Yönüyle Dil Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim 3. Atatürk Kültür, Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu, Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları: 439/3. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
2. Fontenelle, Thierry (2008) Practical Lexicography: a Reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3. Hartmann, Reinhard (2001) Teaching and Researching Lexicography (Applied Linguistics in Action). Pearson ESL.
4. Landau, Sidney (1989) Dictionaries: the Art and Craft of Lexicography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
5. Svensén, Bo (2009) A Handbook of Lexicography: the Theory and Practice of Dictionary-Making. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Group exercises
4. Discussions and evaluations

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

1. Mid-term exam
2. Final exam

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated through mid-term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- Class attendance of 70% is obligatory.
2- Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for the late submission of assignments/projects.
3- Copying and plagiarising in assignments and during exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.karaman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 3 33
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 8 8
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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