DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

MTI374

Course Code: MTI374
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;

will comprehend discourse analysis and its scope.
will be able to define the basic concepts and terms relating to discourse analysis.
will identify discourse related problems in translation and find solutions to them in written and spoken language.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims to describe what discourse is and to deal with basic concepts and approaches regarding to discourse analysis. In this context, it is aimed to provide students with information about text as a concept, stylistic and functional aspects of communication, discourse conjunctives, certain discourse types, and production, perception and understanding of discourse.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	General Introduction
2^nd Week	Definition of discourse analysis
3^rd Week	History of discourse analysis
4^th Week	Place of discourse analysis within the scope of translation studies
5^th Week	Linguistics and translation; context in translation
6^th Week	Functional model
7^th Week	In-class practice
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Text type and translator
10^th Week	Discourse and ideology
11^th Week	Critical Discourse Analysis
12^th Week	In-class practice
13^th Week	In-class practice
14^th Week	Final Remarks
15^th Week	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Brown, Gillian, and George Yule. Discourse analysis. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2012.
Halliday, M. A. K. An introduction to functional grammar. Edward Arnold, 1994.
Johnstone, Barbara.Discourse Analysis. USA: Blackwell Publishing. 2008
Renkema, J. Discourse studies: an introductory textbook. Benjamins, 1993.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Problem Solving
Practice

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	0	0	0
Individual or group work	12	2	24
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	5	5
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	8	5	40
Total Work Load			124
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3			X
K4	X	X	X
K5			X
K6			X
K7	X	X	X
K8			X
K9			X
K10	X	X
K11	X	X	X