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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
DIL 5040	MEDIA AND LANGUAGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

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 have the students comprehend the relationship between media and language and raise awareness on how media ideology is reflected on readers/audience. Besides, students will be familiarised with different types of media genres and the way language is used in them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Explain what media is and its content
2	Explain media and its mechanics
3	Explain specific features of media language
4	Identify implicit and/or explicit opinions and argumentations in media texts
5	Analyse a media text using a method of discourse analysis
6	Present a research article investigating a particular media text.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Key concepts on the media
2	Media, society and culture
3	The relationship between media and language
4	Media texts and their specific features
5	Production and consumption of media texts
6	Informing and entertaining goal of the media and its reflection in the language
7	Dialogism and voice
8	Mid-term exam
9	Intertextuality
10	Representation of social identities and relationships in the media
11	Rhetorical strategies
12	Stance
13	Examples of media texts
14	Examples of media texts

Recomended or Required Reading

Fairclough, N. (1995). Media Discourse. New York: Arnold.
Johnstone, B. (2008). Discourse Analysis. USA: Blackwell Publishing.
Woods, N. (2006). Analysing Discourse. London: Hodder Arnold.
Machin, D. ve van Leeuwen, T. (2007). Global Media Discourse. London: Routledge.
Talbot, M. (2007). Media Discourse. Edinburgh: Edinbugh University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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. 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Student Presentations	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing assignments	3	10	30
Preparing presentations	3	10	30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	4	48
Final	1	3	3
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.6	PO.7	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13
LO.1	1	2	5
LO.2	2	2	5
LO.3			5	2
LO.4			5	2	4	4	4	4	4
LO.5		2	5		5	5	5	5	5
LO.6	2	5	5		5	5	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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