Linguistics and Communication(COM221)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM221 | Linguistics and Communication | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Nebahat AKGÜN ÇOMAK ncomak@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | İmportant Linguists and important Communicators: " Ferdinand de Saussure, Andre Martinet, Edward Sapir, Leonard Bloomfield, Charles Sanders Peirce, Vladimir Propp, Roland Barthes, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Mihail Mihaloviç Bakhtin, Jacques Derrida, Umberto Eco, Ludwing Wittgenstein, John Austin, John Searle, Jurgen Habermas, Teun A. van Dijk" Methods of text and discourse analysis. |
| Content |
1.Week: What is Language 2.Week: Linguistics Language 3.'Week: Linguistics and Communication 4.Week: History of Linguistics 5.Week: Linguistics Schools and Communication 6.Week: Linguistics Theories and Communications 7.Week:Linguistics-Structuralism -Communication 8.Week: Linguistics-Functionalism-Communication 9.Week: Producer-Transformational Linguistics 10.Week: Linguistics-Semiotics-Communication 11.Week: İmportant Linguists 12.Week: İmportant Semiotist 13.Week: İmportant Communicators 14.Week: Linguistics Analysis of Communication Text |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
1. Linguistics and Communications: What is Language? 2. Linguistics and Communication: Linguistics Language. 3.Linguistics and Communication: İmportant Communication. 4. L,inguistics and Communication: History of linguistics. 5. Linguistics and Communication: Linguistics Schools and Communication. 6. Linguistics and Communication:Linguistics Theories and Communication. 7. Linguistics and Communication: Lingıistics-Structuralism-Communication. 8. Linguıstics and Communications: Linguistics-Functionalism-Communication. 9.Linguistics Analysis of Communication Text. 10.İmportant Communications. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Participant Conference |
| References |
AUSTİN John (1962) How to do Things with Words. Oxford. Clarendon Press. BAKHTİN Mikhail M. (1986) Speech Genres and Other late Essays. Austin. University of Texas Press. ÇOMAK Akgün Nebahat (1995) Yazının İşlevsel Kullanımı. Der Yayınları. İstanbul. FAİRCLOUG Norman (1989) Language and Power. London. Longman. FAİRCLOUGH Norman (1992a) Discource and Social Change. Cambridge. Polity Press FAİRCLOUGH Norman (1992b) Discource and Text: Linguistics and Intertxtual Analysis Within Discource Analysis. GÖKTÜRK Akşit (1988) Okuma Uğraşı. İnkılap Kitabevi. İstanbul. GREİMAS Algirdas (1983) On meaning. Selected Writings in Semiotics. London. HALLİDAY Michael (1976) Language as Social Semiotics. London. İNCEOĞLU Yasemin-ÇOMAK Akgün Nebahat (2016) Text Analysis .Ayrıntı Press. Istanbul. PROPP Vladimir (1958) Morphology of the Folktale. The Hague: Mouton. SEARLE John R. (1982) Theory of Speech Acts. Cambridge: University Press. VAN Dijk T.A. (1977) Text and Context. Explorations in the Semantics and Pragmatics of Discource. Longman. Londra. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | What is Language |
| 2 | Linguistics Language |
| 3 | Linguistics and Communication |
| 4 | History of Linguistics |
| 5 | Lisnguistics Schools and Communication |
| 6 | Linguistics Theories and Communication |
| 7 | Linguistics-Structuralism-Communication |
| 8 | Linguistics-Functionalism-Communication |
| 9 | Produce- Transformational-Communication |
| 10 | Linguistics-Semiotics-Communication |
| 11 | İmportant Linguists |
| 12 | İmportant Semiotist |
| 13 | İmportant Communicators |
| 14 | Linguistic Anaysis of Communications Text. |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 50 |
| Presentation | 1 | 50 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Will have effective written and oral communication skills in Turkish | X | ||||
| 2 | Will have a thorough knowledge of at least two foreign languages | X | ||||
| 3 | Will be informed about art and culture, human rights, social, professional and ethical values, law and legislation, quality standards, and will be aware of their responsibility on these subjects | X | ||||
| 4 | Will have sufficient knowledge about social sciences, professions and sectors in communication and media, innovative and entrepreneurial practices | X | ||||
| 5 | Will have the ability to use, in an effective and creative way, the techniques and tools and information technologies necessary for interactive and conventional media, in the context of health and safety in the workplace | X | ||||
| 6 | Will have the ability to develop documentary and fictional content related to their field for interactive and conventional media; also the ability to produce and manage this content in group | X | ||||
| 7 | Will have the theoretical knowledge and ability to carry out and share scientific work on communication environments and processes of interactive and conventional media and on the individual and social outcomes of the latter | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 162 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 6.48 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 6 | ||