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| ELL1004 | Introduction to Linguistics | 2+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE (%100 English) | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hasan SAĞLAMEL | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course provides an overview of basic linguistic principles and key domains within linguistics, such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. It familiarizes students with linguistic analysis methods, preparing them with the necessary knowledge and abilities for future research and academic pursuits in linguistics. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | define major concepts relating to language and linguistics | 9 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | understand the similarities and differences between animal communication and human language | 9 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | discuss critically linguistic issues in the areas of word formation, syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics, morphology, and grammar | 9 - 12 | 1,3, | | LO - 4 : | explain the interrelationship between the subfields of linguistics and interpret how these fields contribute to linguistic research | 9 - 12 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | apply basic linguistic concepts to real language data and perform analyses | 9 - 12 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course provides an introduction to the core areas of linguistics, including the nature and origins of language, comparisons between human and animal communication, the production of English sounds and the sound system, morphology, syntax, semantics, and word-formation processes. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | An overview of the course contents and the textbook | | | Week 2 | Major and minor features of language | | | Week 3 | The origins of language | | | Week 4 | Animals and Human Language | | | Week 5 | The Sounds of Language (Phonetics) | | | Week 6 | The Sounds of Language (Phonetics) | | | Week 7 | The Sound Patterns of Language (Phonology) | | | Week 8 | Revision | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Word Formation | | | Week 11 | Morphology | | | Week 12 | Grammar | | | Week 13 | Syntax | | | Week 14 | Semantics | | | Week 15 | Revision | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Yule, G. (2010). The study of language. (4th ED.). Cambridge: CUP. | | | |
| 1 | Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2018). An introduction to language. Cengage Learning. | | | 2 | Çelik, M. (2013). Linguistics for students of English Book 1. İstanbul: Yargı Publications. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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