GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GENERAL LINGUISTICS/4030041
Course Title: GENERAL LINGUISTICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Çetin PEKACAR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/pekacar
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  pekacar@gazi.edu.tr, cpekacar@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to explain what is linguistics and main field of linguistics.
To be able to make firm main differences between linguistics and classical grammar, philology.
To be able to explain linguistic theories.
To propound main differences approaches on languages between linguistics and classical grammar.
To be able to develop the ability to write, read and evaluate linguistics related topics.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  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  What is the linguistics? Definition, objectives and methods of linguistics.
2. Week  History of linguistics.
3. Week  Main ecoles: Geneva and Copenhagen.
4. Week  American structuralism.
5. Week  Noam Chomsky and transformative generative grammar.
6. Week  Transformative generative grammar and practises in Turkish.
7. Week  Branches of linguistics: Phonetics and phonology, acoustic phonetics, physiological phonetics, articulatory phonetics.
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Changes of sounds, developmental linguistics, acoustic phonetics, (functional) phonology, morphophonetics.
10. Week  Morphology: new approaches.
11. Week  Syntax. Relation between morphology and syntax of Turkish.
12. Week  Lexicology, lexicography, onomastics.
13. Week  Linguistics and semantics.Computer and linguistics.
14. Week  Overall Assessment
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. RİFAT, Mehmet; Dilbilim ve göstergebilimin çağdaş kuramları, İstanbul, Düzlem Yayınları, 1990. 2. KIRAN, Zeynel; Saussure'den günümüze dilbilim akımları, Ankara, Onur, 1986. 3. KIRAN, Zeynel; Dilbilime Giriş, Ankara, Seçkin Yayınevi, 2006. 4. (EZİLER) KIRAN, Ayşe; Zeynel Kıran, Yazınsal Okuma Süreçleri, Ankara, Seçkin Yayınevi, 2007. 5. BRIGHT, William; International encyclopedia of linguistics, New York, Oxford University, 1992. 6. RADFORD, A.; ATKINSON, M.; BRITAIN, D.; CLAHSEN, H.; SPENCER, A.; Linguistics: an Introduction, Cambridge University Press, 1999. 7. FASOLD, Ralph; CONNOR-LINTON Jeff, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, Cambridge University Pres, 2006. 8. FOX, Anthony; Linguistic Reconstruction: An Introduction to Theory and Methods, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1995. 9. CRYSTAL, David; A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (third edition), Oxford: Blackwell, 1991. 10. KARAAĞAÇ, Günay;Dil Bilimi Terimleri Sözlüğü, Ankara, TDK Yayınları, 2013.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer.
 -- 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
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
8
3
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
4
40
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
7
4
28
 Final and Studying for Final
14
4
56
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
16X