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
ELT2103 Linguistics I Fall 2 0 2 3
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 SERKAN UYGUN
Course Objectives: *learn about the nature of language through the scientific approach of theoretical linguistics.
*gain knowledge about the difference between communication and language
*learn about the technical meaning of the concept ‘grammar’
*analyze speech sounds as acoustic/ articulatory events vs. mental representations
*analyze the internal structure of words and the structure of different sentence types

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who complete this course;
1. Will have an overall understanding of the field of linguistics, the analytic study of human languages
2. Will gain awareness and understanding on the five core areas of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics/pragmatics.
3. Will analyze the linguistic data applying general principles of scientific theorizing and scientific thought

Course Content


To provide the students with an introduction to the study of language, structural properties of languages, the relationship between language and the brain, and the uniqueness of language to humans.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) A Brief Introduction to Linguistics and Our Unconscious Linguistic Knowledge in Our Minds (Mental Grammar)/How Human Language is Different from Animal Communication Systems Ch.1 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
2) Phonetics: IPA Ch.5 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
3) Phonetics: Consonants Ch.5 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
4) Phonetics: Vowels Ch.5 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
5) Phonology Ch.6 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013) Assignment 1 Due
6) Phonology Ch.6 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
7) Morphology Ch.2 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
8) Morphology Ch.2 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013) Assignment 2 Due / Quiz 1
9) Morpho-phonology Ch.2 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
10) Syntax Ch.3 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
11) Syntax Ch.3 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013) Assignment 3 Due / Quiz 2
12) Syntax Ch.3 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013)
13) Semantics Ch.4 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013) Assignment 4 Due
14) Pragmatics Ch.4 – (Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams, 2013) Quiz 3

Sources

Course Notes: Fromkin, V, Rodman R. & N. Hyams (2013). An Introduction to Language, 10th ed., Cengage Learning
References: Kişisel Ders Notları

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 2 % 20
Homework Assignments 6 % 30
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
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 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 6 5 30
Quizzes 2 4 8
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 9 9
Total Workload 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution