TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To develop systematic awareness on the complexities of the texts existing in the universe of signification; 2) To gain the ability to recognize and use the meta language of the models of discourse and rhetorical analysis; 3) To develop an ability to understand, interpret and analyse texts and to generate a metatext.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To develop systematic awareness on the complexities of the texts existing in the universe of signification.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Context and culture Signs and Meaning 2nd Week Cultural Literacies and Way of Seeing and Practices 3rd Week Ideology and Subjectivity Self-reflection, dialogy 4th Week Framing and Analysing Context Intertextuality, discourse, genre and narrative 5th Week Speech Genres 6th Week Written genres 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Visual Mediums 9th Week Approaches to discourse analysis: Structuralism, Post structuralism 10th Week Approaches to discourse analysis: Pragmatism and Critical Discourse analysis 11th Week Approaches to discourse analysis: Semiotics and Reception 12th Week Application of analysis to Speech Genres and Narratives 13th Week Applications of analysis to Written and Visual Genres and Narratives 14th Week Textual Production and feedback
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	BARKER Chris and Dariusz GALASINSKI. 2001. Cultural Studies and Discourse Analysis: A dialogue Language and Identity. London: Sage Publications. BURKE, Kenneth. (1937). Literature as Equipment for Living. Contemporary Literary Cirticism: Literary and Cultural Studies, 1994) (Ed. Robert Con Davis & Roland Schlefier). London: Longman. BAHKTIN, Mikhail. 1981. The dialogic imagination: four essays. Austin: University of Texas Press. BARTHES, Roland, (1964). What is Criticism? Contemporary Literary Cirticism: Literary and Cultural Studies, 1994) (Ed. Robert Con Davis & Roland Schlefier). London: Longman BARTHES, Roland, 1987.Yazı nedir. İstanbul: Hil Yayıları BARTHES, Roland.1997. Göstergebilimsel Serüven (Çev. Mehmet Rifat, Sema Rifat) İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. ECO, Umberto. 1979. A theory of semiotics. Bloomington Indiana University Press ECO, Umberto.1989. The Open Work. London: Hutchinson Radius ECO, Umberto. 1990. The Limits of interpretation. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ECO, Umberto ,1991. Alımlama göstergebilimi. Istanbul: Düzlem FOUCAULT, Michel, (1969). What is an Author?. Contemporary Literary Cirticism: Literary and Cultural Studies, 1994) (Ed. Robert Con Davis & Roland Schlefier). London: Longman GOTTDIENER, Mark, 2005. Postmodern Göstergeler: Maddi Kültür ve Postmodern Yaşam Biçimleri (Çev. Erdal Cengiz, Hakan Gür, Arhan Nur) Ankara: İmge Yayınları GÖKTÜRK, Aksit. 1986. Çeviri: dillerin dili. İstanbul: : Çağdas Yayınları GÖKTÜRK, Akşit. 1997. Okuma uğraşı: yazın metninin kavranışında okur,metin, yazar. İstanbul:Yapı Kredi Yayınları. GÖKTÜRK, Akşit. 2002. Sözün Ötesi. Istanbul:Yapı Kredi Yayınları. ISER, Wolgang. 2000. The range of interpretation .Columbia University Press New York ISER,Wolgang. 1978. The act of reading: a theory of aesthetic response. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press JAUSS, Hans Robert. 1982. Aesthetic experience and literary hermeneutics. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press JAUSS, Hans Robert. 1989. Question and answer: forms of dialogic understanding.Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Pres. KRISTEVA, Julia 1982. Desire in language : a semiotic approach to literature and art. Oxford: B.Blackwell. KRISTEVA, Julia 1991. Strangers to ourselves. Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf Hemel. SARUP, Madan. 2004. Postyapısalcılık ve Postmodernizm (Çev. Abdülbaki Güçlü). Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları. SCHIRATO Tony and Susan YELL. 2000. Communication and Culture. London: Sage Publications.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Assignment 1 40 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 2 15 30 Individual or group work 1 20 20 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 4 4 Homework 2 30 60 Field Research 1 25 25 Article Presentation 1 2 2 Article 1 30 30 Total Workload 276 Total Workload / 30 9,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No