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| ELL4000 | Media Studies | 2+0+0 | ECTS:2 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fehmi TURGUT | | Co-Lecturer | Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammed Baydere | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key concepts of media studies
Apply knowledge and understanding of media studies to analyse media products
Develop media products for an intended audience that reflect key concepts of media studies. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Understand the key concepts oinmedia studies | 1 - 13 | | | LO - 2 : | Apply knowledge and understanding of key concepts | 1 - 13 | 1,3, | | LO - 3 : | Research and develop their own media products applying knowledge and understanding of the key concepts of media studies. | 13 | | | LO - 4 : | anaylyze linguistic features of news texts | 13 | 1,3, | | LO - 5 : | learn about sensational, persuasive and manipulative language | 1 - 13 | 1,3, | | 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 aims to guide students to gain the ability to read, analyse and evaluate media texts and messages of all kinds with a focus on the following topics: to understand how media messages create meaning, identify who created a particular media message, recognize what the media maker wants readers to believe or do, name the "tools of persuasion" used, recognize bias, spin, misinformation and lies, discover the part of the story that's not being told, evaluate media messages based on our own experiences, beliefs and values. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Media Language | | | Week 2 | Key Terms and Concept in Media Studies | | | Week 3 | Media Language and
Representation | | | Week 4 | Medya Dili Nasıl Analiz Edilir | | | Week 5 | What is Media Bias in News Reporting? | | | Week 6 | Biased Media Language: Types of Media bİases | | | Week 7 | SOME BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF NEWS and News Texts | | | Week 8 | MANIPULATING EMOTIONS. VALUE-BASED, REASONING AND EMOTIVE LANGUAGE | | | Week 9 | Mid Term | | | Week 10 | Loaded Language in Media Texts | | | Week 11 | Language of persuasin in Media Texts | | | Week 12 | Language of persuasin in Media Texts | | | Week 13 | Sensationalism in Media | | | Week 14 | Language of Advertising | | | Week 15 | Reklamların Dili | | | Week 16 | | | | |
| 1 | Sajjad Malik (2008) Media Literacy and its Importance. Society for Alternative Media and Research | | | 2 | A LEVEL MEDIA STUDIES Glossary of Theory | | | 3 | David Buckingham (2003) QUESTIONING THE MEDIA: A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS. UNESCO | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Project | 1-8 | 8. haftanın Sonu | | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | Daha Sonra belirlenecek | | 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 | | Ödev | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Total work load | | | 72 |
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