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 this course is to study and analyse various discourse types with a critical approach and analyse written and oral texts with an emphasis on discourse (language use), society, culture and ideology which are the basic concepts of the theory and thus have the students gain a critical perspective on the explicit and implicit ideology and its effect on the society analysing different texts.

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. Bartu, H. (2002). A Critical Reading Course. Istanbul: Boğaziçi University Press.
2. Bloor, M ve Bloor, T. (2007). The practice of Critical Discourse Analysis. London: OUP.
3. Coulthard, C. R. C. ve Coulthard, M. (haz.) (2003). Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis. London & New York: Routledge.
4. Fairclough, N. (1992). Discourse and Social Change. Cambridge: Polity Press.
5. Fairclough, N. (1995). Critical Discourse Analysis: The critical study of language. Essex: Longman.
6. Fairclough, Norman (2003). Analysing Discourse: Textual Analysis for Social Research. London: Routledge.
7. Özyıldırım,I. I. (2010). Tür Çözümlemesi. Ankara: Bilgesu Yayıncılık.
8. Richardson, J. E. (2007). Analysing Newspapers. NY: Palgrave Mac Millian.
9. Van Dijk, T. A. (-). Critical Discourse Analysis. http://www.discourses.org/OldArticles/Critical%20discourse%20analysis.pdf. Erişim tarihi: 20.01.2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. 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