TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sabri Koç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to understand the basic topics in language studies. 2) will be informed about the new developments in language studies. 3) will be equipped with the methods used by linguists in arriving at knowledge about languages.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course broadens students? linguistics skills acquired in ?Linguistics I? by surveying how linguists analyze the structure and the use of language. It concentrates on the relationship between social factors and the form of language (sociolinguistics), the way language develops over time (historical linguistics), and the relationship between language, thought, and the workings of the brain (psycho- and neurolinguistics) from the perspective of translation studies.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Pragmatics 2nd Week Pragmatics 3rd Week Discourse Analysis 4th Week Discourse Analysis 5th Week Language and the Brain 6th Week First Language Acquisition 7th Week Second Language Acquisition/learning 8th Week Mid-term exam 9th Week Gestures and Sign Language 10th Week Written Language 11th Week Language History and Change 12th Week Regional Variation in Language 13th Week Social Variation in Language 14th Week Language and Culture 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Yule, George. The Study of Language. 2nd Ed. Cambridge UP, 1996.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 5 2 10 Total Workload 151 Total Workload / 30 5,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No