- Course Code
- MTI112
- Semester
- Second Term (Spring)
- Theory+Practice
- 3 + 0
- ECTS
- 5
| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 1 |
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| Semester | Second Term (Spring) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- will be able to understand the basic topics in language studies.
- will be informed about the new developments in language studies.
- will be equipped with the methods used by linguists in arriving at knowledge about languages.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | This course broadens students? linguistics skills acquired in "Linguistics I" by surveying how linguists analyze the structure and the use of language. It concentrates on the relationship between social factors and the form of language (sociolinguistics), the way language develops over time (historical linguistics), and the relationship between language, thought, and the workings of the brain (psycho- and neurolinguistics) from the perspective of translation studies. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Pragmatics |
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2nd Week |
Pragmatics |
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3rd Week |
Discourse Analysis |
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4th Week |
Discourse Analysis |
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5th Week |
Language and the Brain |
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6th Week |
First Language Acquisition |
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7th Week |
Second Language Acquisition/learning |
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8th Week |
Mid-term exam |
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9th Week |
Gestures and Sign Language |
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10th Week |
Written Language |
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11th Week |
Language History and Change |
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12th Week |
Regional Variation in Language |
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13th Week |
Social Variation in Language |
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14th Week |
Language and Culture |
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15th Week |
Final Exam |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Yule, George. The Study of Language. 2nd Ed. Cambridge UP, 1996.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Case Study
- Problem Solving
- Practice
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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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 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
5 |
2 |
10 |
| Total Work Load | 151 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes
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LO1 |
LO2 |
LO3 |
| K1 |
X |
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X |
| K2 |
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| K3 |
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| K4 |
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| K5 |
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| K6 |
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| K7 |
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X |
X |
| K8 |
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X |
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| K9 |
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| K10 |
X |
X |
X |
| K11 |
X |
X |
X |
