COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CORPUS LINGUISTICS ***

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU ILKAY KARAMAN

Offered to

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to demonstrate to the student how spoken and written natural language is used thereby teaching corpus-based approaches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To hypothesise using corpus-based approaches in the research of natural language
2   To apply corpus-based research methodology
3   To apply corpus-based approaches in the analysis of natural language
4   To make use of corpus-based approaches
5   To demonstrate knowledge on where to obtain corpus resources

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Corpus Analysis and Linguistic Theory Goals and Methods of the Corpus-based Approach
2 Investigating the Use of Language Features Lexicography
3 Investigating the Use of Language Features Grammar
4 Investigating the Use of Language Features Lexico-grammar
5 Investigating the Use of Language Features The Study of Discourse Characteristics
6 Investigating the Characteristics of Varieties Register Variation and English for Specific Purposes Language Acquisition and Development
7 Investigating the Characteristics of Varieties:Historical and Stylistic Investigations Summing Up and Looking Ahead
8 Methodology Box 1 Issues in Corpus Design
9 Methodology Box 2 Issues in Diachronic Corpus Design
10 Methodology Box 3 Concordancing Packages vs Programming for Corpus Analysis
11 Methodology Box 4 Characteristics of Tagged Corpora
12 Methodology Box 5 The Process of Tagging

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Biber Douglas, Conrad Susan & Reppen Randi (1998) Corpus Linguistics: Investigating Structure and Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2. Meyer, Charles F. (2002) English Corpus Linguistics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Exercises
4. The Internet

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. 1- Mid-term exam
2. 2- Final exam

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

English

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 7 2 14
Tutorials 5 2 10
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 14 14
Other (please indicate) 1 2 2
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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