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Course Description Course Name : Theoretical Linguistics Course Code : ELT 719 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. CEM CAN Learning Outcomes of the Course : Student has a sound foundation in all aspects of theoretical linguistics. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aims of this course are twofold. Firstly, we wish to introduce students to some current ways in which sounds, words and sentences of languages (principally but not solely English) are analysed. Secondly, and equally importantly, we hope to accustom students to thinking about linguistic theory and give them some sense of the ways in which knowledge and understanding develops in this field, in particular the way in which data lead to questions, which lead to answers which lead to further questions, and so on. The module is divided into four sections, sounds, words, sentences and meaning. Course Contents : Students will be familiarised with some current ways in which sounds, words and sentences of languages, principally English and also some other languages, are analysed. Secondly, students will be directed to thinking about linguistic theory and given some sense of the ways in which knowledge and understanding develops in this field, in particular the way in which data lead to questions, which lead to answers which lead to further questions, and so on. The course is divided into four sections, sounds, words, sentences and meaning. Language of Instruction : English Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 The Sounds of Language None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 2 Words and their parts None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 3 The structure of sentences None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 4 Meaning None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 5 Discourse None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 6 Midterm Examination None Essay type examination 7 Language and the brain None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 8 Language change None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 9 Dialect variation None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 10 Language and culture None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 11 The politics of language None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 12 First language acquisition None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 13 Second language acquisition None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 14 Overall review None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 15 Overall review None Lecture, Q & A Sessions, Discussions 16/17 Final Examination None Essay type examination   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Pinker, S. (1995). The language instinct (1st HarperPerennial ed.). New York: HarperPerennial.  Jackendoff, R. (2002). Foundations of language : brain, meaning, grammar, evolution. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.  Jackendoff, R. (1997). The architecture of the language faculty. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.  Jackendoff, R. (1994). Patterns in the mind : language and human nature. New York, NY: BasicBooks. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50     Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 50 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Creates more productive classroom environment through in-class research and solve problems. 5 2 Uses their awareness of affective factors in classroom environment to create more productive educational environment. 5 3 Uses theories about culture in second language teaching. 5 4 Creates teaching syllabus and evaluate it. 5 5 Benefits from first language acquisition theories in their practices. 3 6 Reflect their knowledge about research methods in their thesis proposals and thesis writings. 5 7 Knows and applies language teaching methods. 5 8 Benefits from language teaching methods in specific purposes in classroom environment. 5 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 6 12 72 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 12 24     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 142 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.68 ECTS Credit: 6