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| KAC5022 | Language and Gender | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Asiye Mevhibe COŞAR | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide an understanding of the relationship between the nature and use of language as a determinant of communication in the context of language and gender; attention to detail on the way to becoming a conscious language user. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | analyzes language and gender concepts from a comparative perspective. | 1,5 | 3,5, | | PO - 2 : | identifies differences in gender-specific language use. | 5,8 | | | PO - 3 : | sexist attitudes can be detected through language use. | 1,8 | | | PO - 4 : | utilizes language affirmatively and consciously in order to eliminate gender discrimination. | 7,9 | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Gender markers in languages within the framework of the duality of language and gender; gendered aspects of language use; sexist language use in literary works, written and visual media, and vocabulary. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | social language and gender as a sociolinguistic component | | | Week 2 | language and gender as cultural codes | | | Week 3 | language and language types | | | Week 4 | gender concept | | | Week 5 | language and gender relationship; comparison of the concept of gender in different languages | | | Week 6 | male and female names and titles and the language used in their definitions | | | Week 7 | sexist attitudes in language use | | | Week 8 | MIDTERM | | | Week 9 | in the presence of words; Gender concept in stereotypes with proverbs and idioms | | | Week 10 | examples of language use and gender markers in the press | | | Week 11 | MIDTERM | | | Week 12 | advertising language and gender concept | | | Week 13 | use of sexist language in visual media | | | Week 14 | use of sexist language in literary texts | | | Week 15 | FINAL EXAM | | | Week 16 | | | | |
| 1 | Çolak, Gülcan. 2019; Toplumdilbilimi, Bilge Kültür Sanat, No: 918, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Özbay, Cenk- Terzioğlu, Ayşecan (Derleyen). Haziran 2019; Dicle Koğacıoğlu Kitabı: Türkiye'de Cinsiyet Kültürleri, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
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| 1 | Khajeh hatami, Merve. 2018; Toplumsal Cinsiyetin Sosyolinguistik Göstergeleri: Tebriz Örneği, Hacettepe Üniversitesi (Yayınlanmamış Yl Tezi), Ankara.
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 16/04/2025 | 2 | 25 | | Quiz | 11 | 28/25/2025 | 2 | 25 | | Laboratory exam | - | | | | | Project | - | | | | | End-of-term exam | 15 | 18/06/2025 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 6 | 36 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Ödev | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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