Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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Course Coordinator : |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ENİSA MEDE |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. KENAN DİKİLİTAŞ
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Recommended Optional Program Components: |
None |
Course Objectives: |
Written and spoken English-language texts will serve as a foundation for exploration into the elements that determine meaning, tone, rhetoric and strength of expression. Students, too, will produce original spoken and written texts that highlight their understanding of these topics. A variety of readings will expose students to various genres and registers. In addition, the course will draw students’ attention to the use of language in advertising, media, politics to engender specific outcomes and shape cultural values. |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Course Introduction;
Critical Reading |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 116-123: The Prescriptive Tradition by David Crystal |
2) |
Writing for an audience |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 139-143: Linda Flower |
3) |
Contrastive Rhetoric and Language Teaching |
Kaplan, Robert B. (1966). Cultural thought patterns in inter-cultural education. Language Learning, 18, 1-20.
Contrastive Rhetoric in Applied Linguistics (Conner & Long Chapter 2)
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4) |
Discourse analysis through the Discourse Matrix |
Mackie, A. & Bullock, C. (1990). Discourse matrix: A practical tool for ESL writing teachers. TESL Canada Journal/Revue TESL du Canada 8, 1, 67-76. |
5) |
Contrastive Rhetoric through the years: from Kaplan to the present day |
Historical Evaluation of Contrastive Rhetoric (Conner & Long Chapter 3) |
6) |
Contrastive Rhetoric and the Field of Rhetoric and Composition |
Conner & Long Chapter 4
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7) |
Writing: the Transaction |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 144-154 |
8) |
Language and culture |
The Language-Culture Connection (Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 309-337);
A Mosaic of Cultures in Language (Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 338-396) |
9) |
Personal Names: Making Family Connections |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 179-214 |
10) |
The Nature of Prejudicial Language |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 243-271 |
11) |
Language, Race, and Gender |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 272-308 |
12) |
The Language of Politics |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 525-553 |
13) |
Jargon, Political Correctness, Doublespeak and Euphemism |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 465-524 |
14) |
The Language of Advertising |
Escholz, Rosa, Clark pp. 565-608 |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. |
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2) |
To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. |
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3) |
To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. |
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4) |
To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. |
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5) |
To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. |
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6) |
To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. |
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7) |
To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. |
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8) |
To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. |
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9) |
To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. |
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10) |
To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |
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