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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | TR210B | General Linguistics | Compulsory | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Level of Course Unit | First Cycle | Objectives of the Course | This course aims at familiarising students with linguistics and its sub-branches. Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicon, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, neuro-linguistics, discourse analysis will be discussed. The course also aims at providing students with the ability of making data analysis of languages other than Turkish. | Name of Lecturer(s) | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mahir KAVUN | Learning Outcomes | 1 | The sudents will be able to; recognize the basic linguistic concepts | 2 | The sudents will be able to; recognize study fields of linguistics | 3 | The sudents will be able to; apply newly-learnt concepts in literature review |
| Mode of Delivery | Normal Education | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicon, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, neurolinguistics, discourse analysis, data analysis, language classification, language universals | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Introduction: linguistics, philology, semiotics, literature | | | 2 | Theoretical, applied, comparative and historical linguistics | | | 3 | History of linguistics: from beginning to 20th century | | | 4 | History of linguistics: Saussure | | | 5 | History of linguistics: Copenhag and Prag schools, American Structuralists | | | 6 | Language acquisition: Theories | | | 7 | Language acquisition: Applications | | | 8 | Historical Linguistics | | | 9 | Midterm | | | 10 | Comparative Reconstruction | | | 11 | Comparative Reconstruction | | | 12 | Generative Grammar: Chomskyan tradition | | | 13 | Government and Binding era: government, case theory, theta theory | | | 14 | Government and Binding era: binding theory, control theory | | | 15 | Minimalist Program | | | 16 | Final | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | Fromkin, V., Rodman, R. and Hyams, N. Introduction to language and linguistics. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2005. | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Self Study | 10 | 3 | 30 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 18 | Homework | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | LO1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | LO2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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