COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FORENSIC LINGUISTICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 4050 FORENSIC LINGUISTICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

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 aim of this lesson is to make students able to linguistically evaluate the clues involved in a crime,paraphrase the testimony of the suspect in interrogation room and to determine the quality of all kinds of speech records.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the fundemental concepts of forensic linguistics
2   Explain the relation between forensic linguistics and stylistics with attributes
3   Apply the methods of critical discourse analysis
4   Evaluate and criticise a forensic linguistics research
5   Be able to find results via linguistic evidences.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is forensic linguistics
2 Forensic linguistics fields
3 Forensic discourse and applications
4 Forensic phonology
5 Graphology
6 Language as an evidence in courts
7 Forensic text types
8 MID-TERM
9 Plagiarism
10 Language varieties
11 Stylistic approach
12 Case stuidies I
13 Case stuidies II
14 Case stuidies III

Recomended or Required Reading

McMenamin, G.R. (2002). Forensic Linguistics.Advances in Forensic Stylistics. Florida: CRC Press
Olsson, J. (2008). Forensic Linguistics. London: Continuum International Publishing Group
1. Yüksel, C. ve Öztürk, F. (2002). Adli Dilbilim ve Uygulamaları . Edebiyat Fak (3-4): 151-165

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1- Lecture
2. 2- Presentation
3. 3- Question and answer
4. 4- Discussion

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. 1- Learning outcomes 1-2 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams.
2. 2. Learning outcomes 3-4-5 will be evaluated via homework assignment/Project

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

LECT.DR. ÖZGE CAN 0232 301 86 33 FACULTY OF LETTERS DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS B BLOCK-4TH FLOOR K 420

Office Hours


EVERY MONDAY : 12:00-12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for Final Exam 1 6 6
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 6 6
Preparing Group Assignments 1 17 17
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Final 1 3 3
Mid-term 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.4555
LO.55555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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