| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Instructor Onur Tahsin Koyun
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Students will have learned basic communication skills to communicate with mute and deaf individuals and will know how to act accordingly.
2) Students will have learned basic terminology and grammar in the Turkish sign language ranging from A1 to A2.
3) Students will be able to understand and translate mute and deaf individuals from Turkish sign language to English ranging from A1 to A2.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | To teach students the foundation of Turkish sign language in Turkey and how it has become an important aspect of linguistics for the Turkish language. To teach students the importance of mute people, how to address them, translate for them and generally have an idea of what to do when communicating with a mute Turkish individual. To be able to translate English to an A1 to B1 Turkish sign language level or the other way around. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General introduction of the course | | 2nd Week | What is sign language, who uses it, how to use sign language. | | 3rd Week | Videos related to international and national organizations and content related to sign language | | 4th Week | Introduction and usage of the TID alphabet. | | 5th Week | The psychological effects that can be had, the basic ethics of translation between mute and hearing individuals. | | 6th Week | Where sign language translation will be required and preparations for those places, Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training. | | 7th Week | General Review and Exercise | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training | | 10th Week | Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training | | 11th Week | Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training | | 12th Week | Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training | | 13th Week | Translation and Translation Practice after a general terminology training | | 14th Week | General Review and Exercise | | 15th Week | Final |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | KAYA, T . (2022). TİD. Ankara: Azim Matbaacılık.
Yule, George (2017). The study of language. 5th ed., Cambridge University Press. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Practice,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Project,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Assignment | 1 | 20 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | | | | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | | | | | Course hours | | | | | Preparation for Midterm exam | | | | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | | | | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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