COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEXTLINGUISTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 2046 TEXTLINGUISTICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZGÜN KOŞANER

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to enable the student to distinguish between text and
non-text, and to study different textsyles and texttypes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To distinguish between different textstyles and texttypes
2   To identify and evaluate the effects of different textstyles and texttypes on the part of the reader
3   To list several criteria for textuality and to apply methods for creating texts
4   To identify different textstyles and texttypes
5   To describe, analyse, and interpret the style and type of texts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Reading: Consuming and/or producing Reading as a mental task Reading as a social activity
2 Style: Oral and written styles
3 The concept of text Textlinguistics
4 Basic criteria for texts Extratextuality in authorship Extratextuality in the published material
5 The structure of texts Micro-structure and the description of texts Macro-structure and analysing texts Meta-structure (i.e. hypertext) and the interpretation of texts
6 The tone of the text
7 Styles of texts (1) Expressive texts Descriptive (i.e. informative) texts Communicative texts
8 Styles of texts (2) Rhetoric texts Persuasive texts Expressive texts
9 midterm
10 Types of texts (1) Autobiographical texts Didactic texts Lyrics as a texttype Letter as a texttype Oratory texts Polemic texts
11 Types of texts (2) Utopic text Epic texts Romanesque texts, i.e. novels Tragedy as a texttype Comedy as a texttype Drama as a texttype General characteristics of texttypes
12 A communication chart for texttypes
13 Text analysis methods
14 Exercise: Hasan Boğuldu

Recomended or Required Reading

1. De Beaugrande R. & Dressler, W. U. (1981) Introduction to Text Linguistics. London:
Longman.
2. Günay, Veli Doğan (2007) Metin Bilgisi. Istanbul: Multilingual.
3. Rifat, Mehmet (2007) Metnin Sesi. Istanbul: Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Exercises

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

None

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 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1555
LO.25555
LO.355555
LO.45555
LO.5555