COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMIOTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KAMIL IŞERI

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the comprehension and analysis of the text by using tools related to the semiotics theory.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the basic concepts of semiotics
2   Understand the relationship between sign and meaning
3   Understand and interpret the macrosentential structures
4   Explain the process of comprehension in semiotics
5   Comprehend and analyze different kinds of texts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The description, objective and scope of Semiology. General introduction.
2 Describing the concepts of Semiotics and Semiology.
3 The subfields of Semiology
4 Semiology and verbal texts
5 Semiology and visual texts
6 Semiology and culture
7 The verbal and visual analysis tools in the scope of Semiology
8 Midterm
9 Semiotics and advertising
10 Semiotics and media
11 Semiotics application studies
12 Semiotics application studies
13 Semiotics application studies
14 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Erkman-Akerson, Fatma (2005) Göstergebilime Giriş. Istanbul: Multilingual
2. Kıran, Zeynel (1996) Dilbilim Akımları. Ankara: Onur Yayınları
3. Rifat, Mehmet (1990) Dilbilim ve Göstergebilimin Çağdaş Kuramları. Istanbul: Düzlem Yayınları
4. Sığırcı, Ilhami (2016) Göstergebilim Uygulamaları. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık
5. Kıran ve Kıran (2007) Yazınsal Okuma Süreçleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık
6. Öztokat, Nedret (2005) Yazınsal metin Çözümlemesinde Kuramsal Yaklaşımlar. Istanbul: Multilingual
7. Sayın, Önal (2014) Göstergebilim ve Sosyoloji. Anı Yayıncılık
8. Onat, Esen ve Yıldırım, Sercan (2001). Göstergebilim Tartışmaları. Multilingual
9. Batı, Uğur (2010). Reklamın Dili. Alfa Yayınları
10.Greimas, A-J. (1966) Sémantique Structurale. Librairie Larousse.
11. Klinkenberg, J-M. (1996) Précis de Sémiotique Générale. De Boeck Université
12. Beyaert-Geslin, Ann (2015) Semiotique des Objets. Presses Universitaire de Liege
13. Beyaert-Geslin, Ann (2012) Semiotique du design. Presses Universitaire de France
14. Barthes, R. (2016). Göstergebilimsel Serüven. Istanbul: YKY Yayınları.
15. Benveniste, E. (1995). Genel Dilbilim Sorunları (çev. Erdim Öztokat), Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
16. D'Entrevernes, G. (1988). Analyse Sémiotique des Textes. Lyon: Presses Univesitaires.
17. Greimas, A.-J. (1983). Du Sens II: Essais Sémiotiques. Paris: Edition du Seuil.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation on the subject
2. Narration/debate by examples
3. Question & Answer
4. Learning via discovery
5. Preparing projects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5: Will be evaluated by the articles which are going to be prepared for midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance to the courses is compulsory.
2. Attendance to the midterm, assignment and final exams will be taken into consideration in evaluation
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in midterm, assignments and final exams will be graded as "0" (zero)

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Faculty of Letters B Blok 461/1

Office Hours

Monday 09:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55