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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
AE-İNG206Linguistics 2Compulsory243
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course focuses on the study of language in historical and social contexts, language change, language families and areas, writing systems.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Explains basic concepts in pragmatics.
2Discusses the role of social and cultural context in pragmatics.
3Learns the principal concepts of sociolinguistics.
4Demonstrates awareness of ´social and regional dialect´.
5Understands how different varieties and features of language spread, change or disappear.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The topics to be covered include Scociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Language History and Change, Writing systems.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1PRAGMATICS I Situational Context Maxims of Conversation
2PRAGMATICS II Conversational Implicatures Speech Acts
3SOCIOLINGUISTICS I Dialects Regional Dialects and Differences
4SOCIOLINGUISTICS II Social Dialects Genderlects
5SOCIOLINGUISTICS III Lingua Franca Pidgins/Creoles Bilingualism
6SOCIOLINGUISTICS IV Styles/Slangs Jargon/Argot Taboo Euphemisms Language and Sexism
7HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS I Regularity of Sound Change Phonological Change Morphological Change
8Midterm
9HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS II Syntactic Change Lexical Change Semantic Change
10HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS III Reconstructing Dead langaugaes Extinct and Endangered Languages
11HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS IV The Genetic Classification of Languages Types of Languages Why Do Languages Change
12WRITING I The History of Writing
13WRITING II Modern Writing Systems
14WRITING III Writing and Speech
15Revision
16Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination160
Homework1440
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures10330
Self Study10550
Homework10220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
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