Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
TKE2102017336	GENERAL LINGUISTICS	Compulsory	2	4	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To provide the students to acquire the basic concepts of the linquistics and the ways of approaching to the language , people who contribute to the linquistics, their studies, the knowledge about descriptive aspect of the language and the usage characteristics of it.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. İlker AYDIN

Learning Outcomes

1	Understand the basic subjects of General Linquistic
2	Examine the researches done before about General Linquistic and benefits from them.
3	Comprehend the different relations of the Linquistic Grammar.
4	Indicate himself an approach of a linquist to the language.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

none

Recommended Optional Programme Components

none

Course Contents

Linquistics concept and its basic concepts. Saussare and the structuralism of Europe (Prag Linquistics School) and America, Statement theories, Introducig the approaches about the linquistics studies of different fields as semiotics. Being thought the studies of important people (Martinet, Bloomfield, Harris, Hjelmslev, Chomsky) who contribute to the studies of linquistics. Being made pragmatics analysis with usage of lanquage , in addition to the descriptive part.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The definition, scope, subjects of Linguistics and its relations with other sciences
2	History of linguistics, its place in the world
3	Branches of linguistics (Phonology, Morphology, Lexicology, Semantics, and so on.)
4	Language-thought relation, language and communication
5	Types of Linguistics (general linguistics, structural linguistics, descriptive linguistics, productive transformational grammar etc.)
6	Ferdinand de Saussure and structural linguistics. Language-speech discrimination of Saussure
7	20th Century linguistics schools (Copenhagen School, the Prague School, American School, etc..) and their representatives (Martinet, Bloomfield, Harris, Hjelmslev, Chomsky vb.)
8	Basic concepts and principles of Semiotics
9	Mid-term exam
10	The concept of sign and its characteristics (showing, being shown , referent, the arbitrariness of sign, the linearity of sign, the variance and invariance of sign)
11	Contemporary theories of linguistics, Noam Chomsky and productive transformational grammar
12	Noam Chomskys theory of competence-use
13	Linguistic text analysis
14	Linguistic text analysis
15	End-of-term exam

Recommended or Required Reading

KIRAN Z. 2002 Dilbilime Giriş. Seçkin, Ankara.AKSAN D. 2003 Her yönüyle Dil Ana çizgileriyle Dilbilim, TDK, AnkaraRecommended ReadingVARDAR B. 2001, Dilbilimin Temel Kavram ve İlkeleri. Multilingual, İstanbul.RİFAT Mehmet, 1990, Dilbilim ve Göstergebilimin Çağdaş Kuramları. Düzlem Yay. İstanbul.BAŞKAN, Özcan. 1988, Bildirişim, Altın Kitaplar, İstanbulAksan, Doğan. 1991. Anlambilim-Ana Çizgileriyle Türk Anlambilimi. Engin Yay. Ankara.Toklu, Osman. 2003. Dilbilime Giriş. Akçağ Yay. Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

none

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Self Study	10	6	60
Reading	10	3	30
	10	4	40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
LO2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2
LO3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
LO4	1	2	1	1	1	2	2

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High