Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SAMET TAŞÇI (samettasci@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of this course is to have students learn about the basic concepts of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics and gain a linguistic perspective. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can define the properties of human language. |
PO-5 Explain theoretical and practical concepts and principles of linguistics. PO-8 Explain and apply the basic language skills in Turkish and English. PO-22 Describe basic grammar rules of Turkish and a foreign language, attain basic English language skills. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | can analyze data in various languages by using the tools and techniques of Linguistics. |
PO-1 Defines the basic concepts and principles of assessment and evaluation, and applies this knowledge in school settings. PO-6 Defines the concepts and principles of theoretical and applied linguistics and applies them by associating with language teaching theories. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can describes the characteristics of the scientific method in Linguistics. |
PO-2 Defines the basic concepts and principles of scientific research. PO-3 Discusses the appropriate methods for the production of scientific knowledge and demonstrates the ability to choose the appropriate methods for their goals and objectives. PO-6 Defines the concepts and principles of theoretical and applied linguistics and applies them by associating with language teaching theories. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Basic concepts in linguistic analysis; the nature, structure and use of language by way of awareness raising activities, error analysis of language learners’ production, case studies, and comparative analysis of native and target languages; the components of language as a system: linguistic competence and performance, branches of linguistics, types of grammar, language universals, creativity of linguistic knowledge, arbitrariness of language, sign languages, artificial languages and animal communication; brain and language, lateralization and handedness, evolution of language, human language processing models, research on language and disorders (e.g., dichotic listening, split brain, WADA); phonetics: acoustic, auditory and articulatory phonetics, speech organs, phoneme, vowels and consonants, IPA, diphthongs, tripthongs, manner and place of articulation; phonology: sound patterns, assimilation, dissimilation, linking, consonant clusters, silent letters, suprasegmentals, stress and intonation; semantics: componential analysis, entailment, semantic relations, sense and reference, collocational meaning. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introducing Linguistics | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 2 | The origins of Language 1.1 The divine source 1.2 The genetic source 1.3 the natural sound source | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 3 | The development of writing 2.1 Pictograms, idiograms 2.2 Syllabic writing 2.3 Written English | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 4 | The properties of language 3.1 Displacement 3.2 Arbitrariness 3.3 Productivity 3.4 Discreteness 3.5. Duality | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 5 | Animals and human language | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 6 | The sound of language 5.1 Phonetics 5.2 Articulation 5.3 Place of articulation 5.4 Manner of articulation 5.5 Vowels | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 7 | The sound patterns of language 6.1 phonology 6.2 Minimal pairs and sets 6.3 Assimilation | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Words and word formation process 7.1 Coinage 7.2 Barrowing 7.3 Compounding 7.4 Blending | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 10 | Morphology 8.1 Morphemes 8.2 Derivational vs inflectional | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 11 | Phrases and sentences: grammar 9.1 Types of grammar 9.2 Traditional grammar 9.3 the prescriptive approach 9.4 the descriptive approach | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 12 | Syntax 10.1 Generative grammar 10.2Deep and surface structure 10.3 Structural ambiguity | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 13 | Syntax 11.1 Tree diagrams | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 14 | REVISION | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 15 | REVISION | Discussion Technique Explanation Technique |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Fasold, R. W., & Connor-Linton, J. (2006). Language and Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Pres. | |
| 2 | Roach, P. (2000) (Third Edition) English Phonetics and Phonology: A Practical Course. Cambridge: CUP. | |
| 3 | Yule, G. (2020). The study of language. Cambridge university press. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Yule, G. (2016). The study of language. Cambridge university press. | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 7 | 2 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 14 | 2 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 90 | ||