| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 3 |
| SEMESTER | Sixth Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 6 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Sabri Koç
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will comprehend discourse analysis and its scope.
2) will be able to define the basic concepts and terms relating to discourse analysis.
3) will identify discourse related problems in translation and find solutions to them in written and spoken language.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course aims to describe what discourse is and to deal with basic concepts and approaches regarding to discourse analysis. In this context, it is aimed to provide students with information about text as a concept, stylistic and functional aspects of communication, discourse conjunctives, certain discourse types, and production, perception and understanding of discourse. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | General Introduction | | 2nd Week | Definition of discourse analysis | | 3rd Week | History of discourse analysis | | 4th Week | Place of discourse analysis within the scope of translation studies | | 5th Week | Linguistics and translation; context in translation | | 6th Week | Functional model | | 7th Week | In-class practise | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Text type and translator | | 10th Week | Discourse and ideology | | 11th Week | Critical Discourse Analysis | | 12th Week | In-class practise | | 13th Week | In-class practise | | 14th Week | Final Remarks | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Brown, Gillian, and George Yule. Discourse analysis. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2012.
Halliday, M. A. K. An introduction to functional grammar. Edward Arnold, 1994.
Johnstone, Barbara.Discourse Analysis. USA: Blackwell Publishing. 2008
Renkema, J. Discourse studies: an introductory textbook. Benjamins, 1993. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| 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 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 7 | 98 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Total Workload | | | 187 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 6,23 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 6 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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