Teaching Linguistics and Turkish I

Course Code:

EDTR 161

Course Period:

Autumn

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

Türkçe

Course Objectives:

This course deals with basic concepts in linguistics and gives insights into especially structuralism contemporary movements, theories, branches, and schools of linguistics in addition to contemporary grammar models particularly transformational generative grammar and dependency grammar. Moreover, this course underlines practical studies together with the use of these in teaching mother tongue. The aim of this course is to convey knowledge and findings of language and linguistic studies carried out at home and abroad and form a basis to examine Turkish language with regard to new theories

Course Content:

This course deals with basic concepts in linguistics and gives insights into especially structuralism contemporary movements, theories, branches, and schools of linguistics in addition to contemporary grammar models particularly transformational generative grammar and dependency grammar. Moreover, this course underlines practical studies together with the use of these in teaching mother tongue. The aim of this course is to convey knowledge and findings of language and linguistic studies carried out at home and abroad and form a basis to examine Turkish language with regard to new theories

What is language? (Various definitions) / Universality of Language/ Linguistic Competence

Linguistics (Content/ Fields)

History of Linguistics and Scientificity

Language Philosophy / Language Formation (Phsei, thsei)

Structures and Features of Linguistic Sings (Ferdinand de

Saussure) / Communication Function of Language

(Communication Models)

Human Language / Language-World Relation / Language-Idea Relation (Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis)

Language-Culture Relation / Language-Society Relation

Contemporary Grammar Theories: Transformational Generative Grammar

Dependency Grammar / Pragmatics

Branches of Linguistics: Phonology / Morphology

Course Methodology:

1. Lecture 2. Discussion 3. Demonstration 4. Group work

Course Evaluation Methods:

1. Written Exam

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Öğrenme Çıktıları	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) understands the linguistical concepts and recognizes them in a text.		1,2,3,4	1
2) knows especially structuralism contemporary movements, theories, branches, and schools of linguistics in addition to contemporary grammar models particularly transformational generative grammar and dependency grammar.		1,2,3,4	1
3) knows history of linguistics, language philosophy, language formation, structure and features of linguistic signs and communication function of language		1,2,3,4	1
4) reads and understands scientific texts written in the aforementioned fields.		1,2,3	1
5) holds an opinion on the examination of Turkish language in terms of new theories.		1,2,3	1
6) has basic and general information about the field. comprehends knowledge and gains an ability to interpret this knowledge.		1,2,3,4	1

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction: Discussion on course
2	What is language? (Various definitions) / Universality of Language/ Linguistic Competence	Related readings
3	Linguistics (Content/ Fields)	Related readings
4	History of Linguistics and Scientificity	Related readings
5	Language Philosophy / Language Formation (Phsei, thsei)	Related readings
6	Structures and Features of Linguistic Sings (Ferdinand de Saussure) / Communication Function of Language (Communication Models)	Related readings
7	Structures and Features of Linguistic Sings (Ferdinand de Saussure) / Communication Function of Language (Communication Models)	Related readings
8	Human Language / Language-World Relation / Language-Idea Relation (Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis)	Related readings
9	MID-TERM	Related readings
10	Language-Culture Relation / Language-Society Relation	Related readings
11	Contemporary Grammar Theories: Transformational Generative Grammar	Related readings
12	Contemporary Grammar Theories: Transformational Generative Grammar	Related readings
13	Dependency Grammar / Pragmatics	Related readings
14	Branches of Linguistics: Phonology / Morphology	Related readings

Recommended Sources

Required

Başkan, Özcan (2003 ): Bildirişim. İstanbul: Multilingual.

Bayrav, Süheyla (1998): Yapısal Dilbilim. İstanbul. Multilingual.

Bayrav, Süheyla (1998): Dil Biliminin Temel Kavram ve İlkeleri. İstanbul: Multilingual Yay.

Kıran, Zeynel/Kıran, Ayşe (2001): Dilbilime Giriş. Ankara: Seçkin Yayınları.

Toklu, Osman (2003): Dilbilime Giriş. Ankara: Akçağ Yay.

Vardar, Berke (1998): Dil Biliminin Temel Kavram ve İlkeleri. İstanbul: Multilingual Yay.

Yıldız, Cemal (2003): Dilbilim Ders Notları.

Yıldız, Cemal (2006): Kuramdan Uygulamaya Türkçe Öğretimi. Ankara: Pegem A Yay.

Yüksel, Semahat (2006): Türkçede Biçim ve Cümle Dersleri. İstanbul: Multilingual Yay.

Recommended

Baştürk, Mehmet (2004): Dil Edinim Kuramları ve Türkçenin Anadili Olarak Edinimi. Ankara: Pegem A Yay.

Köksal, Aydın (2003): Dil ile Ekin. İstanbul: Toroslu Kitaplığı

Uzun, Engin (1998): Dilbilgisinin Temel Kavramları. Kebikeç Yay., Ankara. Dağıtım:Pandora Kitabevi; Tel:

Uğur, Nizamettin (2003): Anlambilim. İstanbul: Doruk Yay.

Yıldız, Cemal (2003): Ana Dili Öğretiminde Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Pegem A Yay.

Yıldız, Cemal (2003): Türkçe Öğretiminde Alternatif Yaklaşımlar. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık

Material Sharing

Documents

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	50
Quizzes		-
Attendance		-
Total			100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		50
Total			100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Language” as a part of teaching Turkish language and literature curriculum in high schools.		x
2	To have the necessary knowledge about “Turkey Turkish” and “Modern Turkish Grammar” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools.					x
3	To have the necessary knowledge about historical lexicology and philological evolution of Turkish language.					x
4	To have the necessary knowledge about the stages of acculturation and oral / written sources of Turkish language.		x
5	To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish dialects and their literatures.		x
6	To have the necessary knowledge about “History of Turkish Literature” as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools.		x
7	To have the necessary knowledge about all major figures of Turkish literature (writer, poet, critic, academic, etc.) as a part of Turkish language and literature teaching in high schools.			x
8	To have the necessary knowledge about oral / written sources of medieval and early modern Turkish literature.		x
9	To have the necessary knowledge about modern Turkish literature from Tanzimat to Republic period throughout the history.		x
10	To instruct students to synthesize the dynamics of Turkish modernization with the content of Turkish Language and Literature teaching and to have critical attitudes with historiography of Turkish literature.		x
11	To instruct students to make critical readings of worldwide / national classics listed by Ministry of National Education .		x
12	To instruct students to synthesize their common knowledge of literary genres, forms and literary history with the theoretical frameworks about construction of national history.		x
13	To have ability to design original materials for field education and develop new projects.		x
14	To have the necessary knowledge about paleography, research and presentation techniques using in Humanities.			x
15	To have a critical and comparative perspective about Turkish literature among world literatures.		x

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	3	60
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Quiz	-	-	-
Coursework	2	10	20
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			131
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5.24
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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