COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM SONGÜL ERCAN

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to have the students discover the relation between language and gender, question the stereotypical gender roles expressed and maintained through language and improve their awareness on how gender is encoded in language morphologically, semantically and/or pragmatically.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Coates, J. (1988). Women, Men and Language. London: Longman.
2- Goddard, A. ve Patterson, L. M. (2000). Language and Gender. London: Routledge
3- König, G. Ç. (1992). Dil ve Cinsiyet: Kadın ve Erkeklerin Dil Kullanımı. Dilbilim Araştırmaları, s.25-35. Ankara: Hitit Yayıncılık.
4- Lakoff, R. (1975). Language and Woman s Place. New York: Harper and Row.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-6 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes