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	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Gülin Balıkcıoğlu Akkuş
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) discuss the relationship between lexical items and structural forms 2) discuss affective meaning: attitudinal and emotional factors (denotation and connotation), levels of formality, contexts and topics, differences in geographical variation- style, register, dialect, 3) discuss certain differences and similarities between the native and the foreign language (e.g. false cognates); chunks of language: multi-word verbs, idioms, strong and weak collocations, lexical phrases; grammar of vocabulary
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Relationship between lexical items and structural forms, word formation including prefixes and suffixes, idioms, collocations, slang, euphemisms, neologisms, proverbs and phrasal verbs in spoken and written language.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introducing to linguistics terminology 2nd Week Linguistic dimension: Morphology 3rd Week Linguistic dimension: Semantics, Lexical Semantics 4th Week Greek roots, Suffixes, Prefixes 5th Week Acronyms, Blends, Compounds, Backformation 6th Week Abbreviations, Coinage, Functional shift, Borrowings 7th Week Dictionary work and exercises from TOEFL and IELTS 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Revision 10th Week Euphemism, Figures of Speech 11th Week Phrasal verbs and verb-based expressions 12th Week Idiomatic expressions, Proverbs 13th Week Variations of English and slang 14th Week Dictionary work and exercises from TOEFL and IELTS
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Thomas, B.J. (1990). Advanced Vocabulary and Idiom. Edinburg: Longman. Fromkin, Victoria; Robert Rodman. (1995).An Introduction to Language. Sixth Ed. USA.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No