LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

TDE134

Course Code: TDE134
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the relationship between communication and language.
Defines the functions of language in different fields.
Evaluates different uses of language based on sub-fields of linguistics.
Discuss linguistic and non-linguistic signs within the framework of semiotic theory.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

In this course, linguistic signs, non-linguistic signs, communication tools and functions, and elements of communication are discussed within the framework of semiotics theory. The aim of lesson; in accordance with the requirements of developing world, to introduce communication tools to students, to raise awareness of current and artistic issues in print or visual media and to enable them to evaluate them by making use of semiotics theories.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction, resources, basic concepts, communication
2^nd Week	Communication models and theories
3^rd Week	Semiotics
4^th Week	Language as a communication system, structuralism
5^th Week	Communication and language
6^th Week	Advertising analysis
7^th Week	Advertising analysis
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Caricature and painting analysis
10^th Week	Caricature and painting analysis
11^th Week	Pragmatics
12^th Week	Sociolinguistics
13^th Week	Semantics
14^th Week	Media and society
15^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

Guiraud, Pierre (2016). Göstergebilim. Ankara: İmge Yay.
Erkman-Akerson, Fatma (2016). Göstergebilime Giriş. İstanbul: Bilge Kültür Sanat Yay.
Kıran, Zeynel ve Ayşe Kıran (2010). Dilbilime Giriş. Ankara: Seçkin Yay.
Korat, Gürsel (2008). Dil, Edebiyat ve İletişim. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Önal, Mehmet. Edebiyat ve İletişim. Ankara: Kurgan Edebiyat, 2011.
Vural Keskin, İzlem vd. (2012). Medya ve İletişim. Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Project
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	2	20
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	15	2	30
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework	1	10	10
Total Work Load			128
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.26
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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