Media Linguistics(COM429)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM429 | Media Linguistics | 7 | 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 | Why study media language? Media language research and the disciplines: Linguistics- Sociolinguistics- Discourse Analysis- Semiotics- Communications Studies. |
| Content |
1.Week: What is language. 2.Week: What is discourse. 3.Week: What is symbol. 4.Week: What is Text. 5.Week: Language and Communication. 6.Week: Media language. 7.Week: News language. 8.Week: Advertisement language. 9.Week: Film language. 10.Week: Communication Language. 11.Week: Digital language. 12.Week: Visual language. 13.Week: Media Text. 14.Week: Linguistic analysis of media text. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
1. Language use in the Media: What is language? 2. Language use in the Media: What is discourse. 3. Language use in the Media: What is symbol. 4. Language use in the Media: What is Text. 5. Language use in the Media: Language and communication. 6. Language use in the Media: Media language. 7. Language use in the Media: News language. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | |
| References |
ALBADA Fudge Kelly (2000) The Public and Private Dialogue the American Familly on Television: Journal of Communication. Oxford University Press. AUSTİN John (1962) How to do Things with Words. Oxford. Clarendon Press. BELL Allan (1984) language Style as Audence Design. Language in Society. FAİRCLOUGH Norman (1989)Language and Power. london. Longman. FAİRCLOUGH Norman (1992a) Discourse and Social Change. Cambridge. Polity Press. GREİMAS Algirdas J. (1983) Structurel Semantics. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. GÖKTÜRK Akşit (1988) Okuma Uğraşı. İnkılap Kitabevi. İstanbul. VAN Dijk T.A. (1977) Text and Context. Pragmatics of Discourse. Longman .London. VAN Dijk T.A. (1993) Principles of Critical Discourse Analysis. Sage Publications. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | What is Language? |
| 2 | What is discourse |
| 3 | What is symbol |
| 4 | What is Text |
| 5 | Language and Communication |
| 6 | Media Language |
| 7 | News language |
| 8 | Advertisement Language. |
| 9 | Film Language. |
| 10 | Communication language. |
| 11 | Digital Language. |
| 12 | Visual language. |
| 13 | Media Text. |
| 14 | Linguistic Anaysis of Media 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 8 | Will have the knowledge of analysis and modelling techniques to analyse interactive and conventional media and the communication environments and processes | X | ||||
| 9 | Will have the ability to question and critically analyse developments and problems concerning interactive and conventional media and the communication environments and processes, will be aware of the public interest, social responsibility and the environment, will be sensitive to contemporary world’s and Turkey's current problems; will develop a libertarian, democratic, constructive and problem-solving approach | X | ||||
| 10 | They are familiar with the historical development processes of electronic, digital media and film; and the current developments in these fields | X | ||||
| 11 | They learn sociological, cultural and aesthetic approaches in electronic, digital media and film | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Other | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 75 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 3 | ||