GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION/İLET 734
Course Title: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc Prof Kemal İnal
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.kinal.gazi.edu.tr
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  kinal@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
This course aims at teaching the relations between language, culture and society
Students learn the structure of language
They learn the relations between language and politics
They learn historical development of language
They learn the relations between language and ideology
They learn the structures of language in different societies
They learn why people need language
They learn political meaning of language
They learn evolutional development of language
They learn the changing meaning of language
 -- 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  INTRODUCTION -Language in our everyday life -What would be without language? -Language pool -Language heritage in the world -Language is not only
2. Week  What is language? Language, thought and cognition Formation of language: : various theoretical explanations Language in history: The formation of di
3. Week  Language acquisition, language learning Language and IT Bilungualism and teaching the concepts Problems of immigrants on mother tongue
4. Week  The extincted languages in the world Languages are dying why and how?
5. Week  Language diversity: the number of languages in the world and where they are spoken Why have multiple languages?
6. Week  Language, development and sustainability Language within new information systems
7. Week  Language as human right The main language rights Preservation of ethnic, local and authentic languages Some bottom-up approaches on preservation of
8. Week  Global language: English as Lingua Franca
9. Week  Turkish language in the state of globalization: Weakening or dying?
10. Week  MIDTERM Monolingualism and multilingualism: from the nation-state to global state?
11. Week  Linguistic heritage from Ottoman Empire to Turkey: Turkish at the present.
12. Week  Turkish as treasure: improving or not?
13. Week  Why and how: teaching in foreign language
14. Week  How a national language policy?
15. Week  To preserve the language? But how?
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Amin Maalouf, Ölümcül Kimlikler, çev. Aysel Bora, İstanbul: YKY, 2009, 29. baskı David Crystal, Dillerin Katli. Bir dilin katli bir milletin ölümüdür, çev. Gökhan Cansız, İstanbul: Profil yay., 2007. Daniel Nettle ve Suzanne Romaine, Kaybolan Sesler. Dünya Dillerinin Yok Oluş Süreci, çev. Harun Özgür Turgan, İstanbul: Oğlak yay, 2001. Zeynel Korkmaz (yay. haz.), Göçmenlerin Anadili Sorunu ve Çözüm Önerileri, Sempozyum, 23-24 Mayıs 2009, Die gaste Verlag. Michael A. Hogg ve Graham M. Vaughan, Sosyal Psikoloji, çev. İ Yıldız ve A. Gelmez, Ankara: Ütopya yay. Necmiye Alpay, Dilimiz, Dillerimiz. Uygulama Üzerine Yazılar, İstanbul Metis yay., 2007. Müge Ayan Ceyhan ve Dilara Koçbaş, Çiftdillilikv e Eğitim. Eğitimde Haklar II Projesi, Sabancı Üniversitesi Eğitim Reformu Girişimi, 2009. K. Canatan, “Avrupa Ülkelerinin Azınlık Politikalarında Türkçe Anadil Eğitiminin Konumu. İsveç, Fransa ve Hollanda Örnekleri”, Turkish Studies/Türkoloji Araştırmaları, Volume 2/3, Summ
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No need
 -- 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
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
76
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.04
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Explains theories, methods, concepts and relationships between concepts about radio television and cinema field.X
2Diagnoses the processes, methods and techniques about the production of scientific knowledge in radio television and cinema field.X
3Express the theoretical and practice-based knowledge about radio television and cinema field.X
4Associates the social, historical, cultural, political and economic dimensions of comunicationX
5Uses shot, production and post production in an effective way in the field of radio television and cinema.X
6Commentates media texts with a with a critical perspective.X
7Uses effectively information and communication technologies.X
8Rearranges the knowledge in other disciplines of the social sciences for using it in the area of expertiseX
9Makes works in the field of radio television and cinema with taking responsibility individually and in groupsX
10Find ways to access the knowledge in the field of radio television and cinema.X
11Follows theories, methods and technologies in the field of radio television and cinema.X
12Transfers his/her ideas and suggestions regarding the problems to the relevant persons and institutions by supporting quantitative and qualitative data.X
13Acts with social responsibility and carry outs works which are appropriate with ethical rules, laws, regulations and legislation in the field of radio television and cinema.X
14Uses competently the theories, methods, tools and technologies in the field of radio television and cinema.X