COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 5043 SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR MELTEM SARGIN

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to disclose how the scientific texts are constructed on the macro and micro scales structures in reference to the ideology and philosophy of science.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Comprehending the ideology and philosophy of science
2   2. Studying scientific texts produced by different scientific societies, thus making analyses on macro and micro scales
3   3. Producing scientific texts with the help of linguistic strategies learned

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Philosophy of science: the development of science throughout history and its becoming the subject of philosophy 11. Linguistic devices used in scientific texts: tense and modality suffixes
2 2. Philosophy of science: different approaches to science 12. Linguistic devices used in scientific texts: nominalization and transitivity
3 3. Ideology of science and scientific paradigms 13. Analyzing sample texts
4 4. Ideological and economic power behind philosophy of science 14. Analyzing sample texts
5 5. Scientific texts as a genre
6 6. Construction of knowledge in scientific texts
7 7. General structure of scientific texts and cross-disciplinary differences
8 8. Reference and intertextuality
9 9. Subjectivity and objectivity in scientific texts
10 10. Linguistic devices used in scientific texts: modality adverbs, hedging strategies

Recomended or Required Reading

Hyland, K. (2000). Disciplinary Discourses: Social Interactions In Academic Writing. Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
Oktar, L. (2001a). Bilimsel Söylem ve Toplumsal Değişim . Dilbilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. sayı: 2. Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Ingiliz Dilbilimi Bölümü. s: 71-80.
Sargın, M. (2010). Türkçede Tanıtlama Belirticilerinin Işlevleri. Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü. Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Student presentations
3. Question-answer
4. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be evaluated by a mid-term, in-class activities and a final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at class meetings and handing in assignments in time are of importance. The students have to obey the ethical rules required by the acedemic society such as citation and reference while preparing their assignments.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office no: B Blok B 432
Office tel no: (30)18624

Office Hours

Thursday afternoons

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 4 3 12
Student Presentations 15 3 45
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 2 8 16
Reading 10 4 40
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 3 30
Midterm 1 2 2
Final Assignment 1 25 25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13334
LO.23323
LO.31333334