MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ELT5006 Sociolinguistics Fall 3 0 3 12
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ENİSA MEDE
Course Objectives: In this course, students will develop a comprehensive knowledge base covering a wide array of key sociolinguistic topics such as: social dialects and registers, code-switching, language change, language and culture, ethnography, speech act theory, language and gender, and language planning.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
This course aims to...

1. Provide students with a solid understanding of a variety of sociolinguistic issues.

2. Acquaint students with methodological issues related to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of sociolinguistic data.

3. Enable students apply the methodological issues related to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of sociolinguistic data.

4. Expose students to sociolinguistic research found in journals and to enable them to understand the findings in their own research and teaching.

5. Expose students to sociolinguistic research found in journals and to enable them to analyze the findings in their own research and teaching.

6. Prepare students to conduct small scale sociolinguistic research.

7. To illuminate the role of sociolinguistics in the field of second language acquisition and English language teaching.

Course Content

Students in the course will undertake an in-depth examination of selected sociolinguistic issues through the examination of sociolinguistic research conducted in the field, and will pay particular attention to methodological choices made by researchers. Pairs/groups of MA students will conduct a mini-replication of a published sociolinguistic study for their final project while undergraduate students will take a comprehensive final exam.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction Syllabus & topic selection for presentations
2) What is sociolinguistics? Holmes, Chp. 1 Wardhaugh, Chp. 1
3) Address Forms Fasold, Ralph (1990). Sociolinguistics of Language. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers. Chapter 1
4) Ethnography of Communication Wardhaugh Chp. 12
5) Language and Sex Fasold (1990). Sociolinguistics of Language. chapter 4
6) Societal Multilingualism Fasold, Ralph (1987). Sociolinguistics of Society. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers. Chapter 1
7) Pidgins and Creoles Fasold (1990). Sociolinguistics of Language. Chapter 7
8) Speech acts and speaking functions Fasold (1990). Sociolinguistics of Language. Chapter 2
9) More on pragmatics Fasold (1990). Sociolinguistics of Language. Chapter 6
10) Diglossia Fasold, Ralph (1987). Sociolinguistics of Society. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers. Chapter 2
11) Language Attitudes; Language Choice Fasold. Sociolinguistics of Society Chapters 6 and 7
12) Language Maintenance & Language Shift Fasold. Sociolinguistics of Society Chapter 8
13) Language Planning Fasold. Sociolinguistics of Society Chapter 9
14) Sociolinguistics and education & Communicative competence Celce-Murcia Peterson & Coltraine Savignon Chp 1. P 1-9 , 35-48

Sources

Course Notes: Fasold, Ralph (1990). Sociolinguistics of Language. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers. Fasold, Ralph (1987). Sociolinguistics of Society. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers. Celce-Murcia, M. (2007). Rethinking the Role of Communicative Competence. Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning, 41– 57. Holmes, Janet (2008) (3rd edition). An introduction to Sociolinguistics. Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 15 % 20
Presentation 5 % 20
Project 10 % 30
Seminar % 0
Midterms 10 % 20
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final % 0
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 30
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 2 10 20
Project 3 15 45
Homework Assignments 3 9 27
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 2 10 20
Paper Submission 3 15 45
Jury 0 0 0
Final 0 0 0
Total Workload 199

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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