COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM SONGÜL ERCAN

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to have the students comprehend the discourse of media which has all the makings of different ideologies and present them explicitly and/or implicitly, its key concepts, types and features and gain a critical perspective on it.

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

Demir, V. (2006). Medya Etiği. Istanbul: Beta
Işık, M. (2004). Medyada Yeni Yaklaşımlar. Konya: Eğitim Kitabevi
Şendur, G. ve Atabek, Ümit. (2007). Medya metinlerini çözümlemek: içerik, göstergebilim ve söylem çözümleme yöntemleri. Ankara: Siyasal
Taşkıran, N. Ö. (2007). Medya okuryazarlığına giriş. Istanbul: Beta
Tılıç, D. L. (2001). 2000'ler Türkiye'sinde gazetecilik ve medyayı anlamak. Istanbul:Su.
Türkoğlu, N. ve Cinman Şimşek, M. (2007). Medya okuryazarlığı. Istanbul:Kalemus
Brighton, P. ve Foy, D. (2007). News Values. London: Sage
Ercan, S., Yağcıoğlu, S. (2007). Gazete köşe yazılarında kaçınma kullanımı ve cinsiyet ilişkisi. Dilbilim Araştırmaları, s. 1-16.
Fairclough, N. (1995). Media Discourse. New York: Arnold.
Johnstone, B. (2008). Discourse Analysis. USA: Blackwell Publishing.
Woods, N. (2006). Analysing Discourse. London: Hodder Arnold.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Assignments

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,the assignments/projects, presentations and active participation in classes.

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 and not participating in class discussions.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. G. Songül Ercan
DEÜ Edebiyat Fak. C Blok Ofis No: 153

Office Hours

Wed. 10-12

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes