GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SEMANTICS II/TDE -444

Course Title:	SEMANTICS II
Credits	2	ECTS	2
Semester	8	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assist.Prof.Dr. Hakan AKCA

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hakca http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hakca

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

hakca@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

To indicate the meaning characteristics of words and sentences in the text.
To understand the basic subjects of pragmatics.
To be able to analyze discourse.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Sentence semantics
2. Week	Semantics of the sentence in Turkish
3. Week	Transformational-generative grammar
4. Week	Discourse analysis
5. Week	Discourse analysis (practice)
6. Week	Discourse analysis (practice)
7. Week	Speech-act and pragmatics
8. Week	Midterm Exam
9. Week	Assessment of articles related to speech-act and pragmatics
10. Week	Assessment of articles related to speech-act and pragmatics
11. Week	Suprasegmentals as semantic markers: stress, tone, etc.
12. Week	Students’ presentation and discussion
13. Week	Students’ presentation and discussion
14. Week	Overall Assessment
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

1. AKSAN, Doğan; Anlambilim (Anlambilim Konuları ve Türkçenin Anlambilimi), Ankara, Engin Yayınevi,1999. 2. AKSAN, Doğan; Her Yönüyle Dil (Ana Çizgileri ile Dilbilim) I-II-III, Ankara, TDK Yayınları, 4. Baskı, 1990. 3. VENDRYES, J. V.; Dil ve Düşünce, İstanbul, Multilingual Yabancı Dil Yayınları, 2002. 4. CURSE, Alan; Meaning in Language, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004. 5. GRÜNBERG, Teo; Anlam Kavramı Üzerine Bir Deneme, İstanbul, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2006. 6. GUIRAUD, P.; Anlambilim, İstanbul, Multilingual, 1999. 7. LAKOFF, George; JOHNSON, Mark; Metaforlar (Hayat, Anlam ve Dil), Bursa, Paradigma Yayınları, 2005. 8. LEECH, G. N.; Semantics: The Study of Meaning, London, Penguin Books, 1981. 9. LYONS, John; Semantics 1-2, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press,1977. 10. UĞUR, Nizamettin; Anlambilim Sözcüğünün Anlam Açılımı, Doruk Yayınları, 2003.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

NONE

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	2	28
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	4	1	4
Searching in Internet and Library	3	1	3
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation	2	4	8
Presentation	1	2	2
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	5	5
Final and Studying for Final	1	7	7
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			57
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			2.28
ECTS:			2

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	To get aware of the principals of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and get to know revololutionary history of modern republic of Turkey.
2	To get familiar with the use of computer technology upon language teaching and linguistical studies, and to get compotent among this subject.		X
3	To get compotent on foreign languages. To be able to follow current studies about Turkish language and literature, to contact with foreign colleagues and to share knowledge with one another.		X
4	To learn Turkish with respect to speaking and writing properly.			X
5	To learn grammatical traits of classical Turkish literature. And the script which is used in those works related to it.
6	To apprehend linguistical features, alphabets and lexicon of old written languages of Turkic. To be competent to read the texts written in those languages and transcribe any of them, in addition analysing them linguistically.
7	To master in compilation of folkloric studies and methods.
8	To apprehend linguistical features, alphabets and lexicon of modern written languages of Turkic.
9	To learn the periods of modern Turkish literature, their peculiarlities, literary movements, figures and works and to apprehend them through the method and theories of literature.
10	To learn phonological and morphological features of Anatolian Turkish dialects, methods used in dialectological studies.
11	To read the basic works of anonymous or sufi literature and to interpret them in terms of ideological movements. Depending on the recent knowledge, to be able about formal features of the literature. To learn how to assess this competence in light of historical, cultural materials and contemporary theories and methods.
12	To learn Turkish grammar comparatively in terms of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantic and lexicon through the methods of linguistics.		X
13	To conceive the historical process of Turkish folk literature and folklore.
14	To get acquainted with the methods and theories of universal linguistics.					X
15	To learn poetics of classical Turkish literature, eras, sociological links, contributions to civilization.
16	To be able to create, edit and store the knowledge provided by the education of Turkish language and literature thanks to modern technological facilities.				X
17	To transfer the knowledge provided by the education of Turkish language and literature by means of cognitive skills to those who are supposed to be taught.			X
18	To inform those who are interested in Turkish language and literature. To set forth suggestions for solution depending on modern theories.	X
19	To use the knowledge and skills of Turkish language and literature in interdisciplinary studies.			X
20	To attend and organize those activities pertinent to Turkish language and literature which are social, cultural and academical.			X

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