INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

TDE159

Course Code: TDE159
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Bilge Gökter Gençer

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the phenomenon of language and the basic concepts of language.
Discuss language families and the language family that Turkic is in.
Classify historical and contemporary Turkic languages.
Define the general structure of the Turkic language.
Consider language contacts accurate in certain areas.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course will give general information about language(s). Students will be introduced to the language family in which the Turkish language falls. Turkic languages, dialects, important accents within the Turkish language family, the characteristics of these languages and dialects, the regions in which they are seen, will be explained. Furthermore, main concepts of language, language contacts and language death etc. will be emphasized. The aim of the course is to form the foundation for the language-related courses the students will take in the following semesters.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The scope of the course and sources
2^nd Week	Language and variation
3^rd Week	Language and its functions
4^th Week	Basic concepts of linguistics
5^th Week	Classification of languages
6^th Week	Writing systems and Turkic languages
7^th Week	Grammatical levels
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Pragmatics
10^th Week	Socio-linguistics
11^th Week	Language contacts
12^th Week	Language death
13^th Week	Non-academic conceptions of language
14^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

Demir, Nurettin-Emine Yılmaz (2003). Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara.
Demir, Nurettin-Emine Yılmaz (2010). Türk Dili, Yazılı ve Sözlü Anlatım. Ankara: Nobel Yay.
Eker, Süer (2012). Çağdaş Türk Dili. Ankara: Grafiker Yay.
Durmuş, Mustafa (Ed.) (2013). Türk Dili Sözlü ve Yazılı Anlatım El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	20
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
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	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework	1	10	10
Quiz
Total Work Load			109
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.63
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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