At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to define and interpret the notions of communication, mass communication, mass media, media literacy, 2) Will be able to compare negative and positive effects of mass media on modern societies, 3) Will be able to develop projects to point out the importance of media litearcy in social life.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Text and text types (article, adress, advertisement text, report, regulations, mail etc.) used in mass media such as newspaper, magazine are examined in terms of syntax, lexiaology and semantics. Turkish used in verbal and written mass media is taken up in terms of logical mistakes, syntax, vocabulary, grammer, text linguistics, semantics etc.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Description of communication, its elements and kinds
2nd Week
Mass Media, its functions and importance in community life
3rd Week
Communication and the language
4th Week
Media deceptions and critical thinking
5th Week
Media literacy
6th Week
The usage of turkish language in mass media
7th Week
Culture, literature and printed media
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
Culture, literature and radio, Culture, literature and cinema
10th Week
Culture, literature and television
11th Week
Culture, literature and internet
12th Week
Turkish instruction by mass media
13th Week
The bad and the good effects of mass media on turkish instruction
14th Week
A general evaluation of the course
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
ÇAMDERELİ, Mete, İletişime Giriş, Dem Yay., İstanbul 2008. DEMİRAY, Uğur (editör) , Etkili İletişim, PegemA Yay., İstanbul 2004. GÜNAY, V. Doğan, Dil ve İletişim, Multilingual Yay., İstanbul 2004. GÜZ, Nurettin, Haberde Yönlendirme ve Kamuoyu Araştırmaları, Nobel Yay., Ankara 2005. ÖZBAY, Murat, "Televizyonla Türkçe Öğretimi", Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Gazi Üni. Sos. Bili. Enstitüsü, Türkçenin Eğitimi ve Öğretimi Bilim Dalı, Ankara 1991 ÖZDEMİR, Nebi, Medya Kültür ve Edebiyat, Geleneksel Yayıncılık, Ankara 2008.