| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | ENG2072016136 | INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS | Compulsory | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| This course aims to provide students with an introduction to the field of linguistics - the study of human language, its scientific and systematic foundations. Students will be introduced to linguistic models and theories of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics as well as an exploration of what it is to know a language, both in terms of its structure and use, and how it is that we are able to acquire and produce language. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Yrd. Doç. Dr. Turgay HAN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | The students who complete this course successfully : recall and recount basic concepts and terms related to mental organization of language , human mind and language processing and production | | 2 | recognize and define main distinguishing features of human languages | | 3 | distinguish and identify the main types of speech sounds and how they are produced, classified and transcribed | | 4 | define key terms and fundamental concepts related to modern linguistics and English language |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| This course is designed to introduce the basic terminology and the background in the scientific study of language. The overall objective of the course is to build up the necessary linguistic notion in the students which will enable them to analyze and describe the universals of language. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Preliminaries | | | | 2 | Introduction | | | | 3 | Introduction | | | | 4 | Morphology | | | | 5 | Morphology | | | | 6 | Morphology | | | | 7 | Syntax | | | | 8 | Syntax | | | | 9 | Syntax | | | | 10 | Midterm exam | | | | 11 | Semantics | | | | 12 | Semantics | | | | 13 | Semantics | | | | 14 | Semantics | | | | 15 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| - Fromkin, A. V. and R. Rodman. (2014) An Introduction to Language. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Tenth edition.
- Widdowson, H. G. (2009) Linguistics. Oxford University Press
- Matthews, P.H. (2003) Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press
- Crystal, D. (2008) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Blackwell Publishing
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Attending Lectures | 15 | 4 | 60 |
| Self Study | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 12 | 3 | 36 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | | | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | 3 | 2 | | | 5 | 1 | | LO2 | | 3 | | 4 | 2 | | 2 | | | | 4 | | 5 | | | 4 | | | | LO3 | 4 | | 5 | | | | | 5 | | | | 4 | 5 | | 3 | | | 3 | | LO4 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | | | | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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