MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA LANGUAGE

TRK428

Course Code: TRK428
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Halil İlteriş Kutlu

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Will be able to define and interpret the notions of communication, mass communication, mass media, media literacy,
Will be able to compare negative and positive effects of mass media on modern societies,
Will be able to develop projects to point out the importance of media litearcy in social life.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Text and text types (article, adress, advertisement text, report, regulations, mail etc.) used in mass media such as newspaper, magazine are examined in terms of syntax, lexiaology and semantics. Turkish used in verbal and written mass media is taken up in terms of logical mistakes, syntax, vocabulary, grammer, text linguistics, semantics etc.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Description of communication, its elements and kinds
2^nd Week	Mass Media, its functions and importance in community life
3^rd Week	Communication and the language
4^th Week	Media deceptions and critical thinking
5^th Week	Media literacy
6^th Week	The usage of turkish language in mass media
7^th Week	Culture, literature and printed media
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Culture, literature and radio, Culture, literature and cinema
10^th Week	Culture, literature and television
11^th Week	Culture, literature and internet
12^th Week	Turkish instruction by mass media
13^th Week	Turkish instruction by mass media
14^th Week	The bad and the good effects of mass media on turkish instruction

Recommended or Required Reading

ÇAMDERELİ, Mete, İletişime Giriş, Dem Yay., İstanbul 2008.
DEMİRAY, Uğur (editör) , Etkili İletişim, PegemA Yay., İstanbul 2004.
GÜNAY, V. Doğan, Dil ve İletişim, Multilingual Yay., İstanbul 2004.
GÜZ, Nurettin, Haberde Yönlendirme ve Kamuoyu Araştırmaları, Nobel Yay., Ankara 2005.
ÖZBAY, Murat, "Televizyonla Türkçe Öğretimi", Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Gazi Üni. Sos. Bili. Enstitüsü, Türkçenin Eğitimi ve Öğretimi Bilim Dalı, Ankara 1991
ÖZDEMİR, Nebi, Medya Kültür ve Edebiyat, Geleneksel Yayıncılık, Ankara 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Other
Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	13	2	26
Preparation for Final exam	1	35	35
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	30	30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10