TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Bilge Gökter Gençer
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain the definition and basic concepts of lexicology. 2) Explain the formal and semantic features of Turkish vocabulary. 3) Evaluate the relationship of lexicology with other linguistics branches. 4) Compare the classification criteria of word classes. 5) Classify the types of meaning.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, basic concepts of lexicology, parts of speech, methods of word-formation, sense relations and morphological features of words etc. issues will be discussed. Also, the origins and features of words in Turkish vocabulary, historical changes of words in Turkish and differences between words in terms of sociolinguistics wiil be emphasized.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Definition and scope of lexicology 2nd Week Concepts of word, lexeme and vocabulary 3rd Week Features of Turkish vocabulary 4th Week Features of Turkish vocabulary 5th Week Word formation in Turkish 6th Week Word formation in Turkish 7th Week Part of speech 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Part of speech 10th Week Word meaning 11th Week Word meaning 12th Week Sense relations 13th Week Sense relations 14th Week General review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Aksan, Doğan (2006). Türkçenin Söz Varlığı, Ankara: Engin Yay. Aksan, Doğan (2007). Her Yönüyle Dil (Ana Çizgileriyle Dilbilim), 3. Cilt. Ankara: TDK Yay. Günay, Doğan V. (2007). Sözcükbilime Giriş. İstanbul: Multilingual Yayınları. Jackson, Howard (1988), Word and Their Meaning, London and New York: Longman. Yallop, Colin ve M. A. K. Halliday (2007), Lexicology: A Short Introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No