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  Course Description
Course Name : Modern linguistic theories I

Course Code : ADE 725

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. TAHİR BALCI

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Students learn contemporary Linguistics theories.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Teaching students contemporary Linguistics theories

Course Contents : Contemporary Linguistics theories

Language of Instruction : Germany

Work Place : Class room


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General Linguistics Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
2 Grahpemics Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
3 Phonetics Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
4 Morphology Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
5 Traditional grammar Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
6 Traditional grammar Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
7 Universal grammar Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
8 Midterm Exam
9 Generative transformational grammar Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
10 Communicative grammar Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
11 Functional grammar Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
12 Speech act theory Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
13 Valenz grammar Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
14 Corpus linguistics Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
15 Corpus linguistics Library work Discussion, Brainstorming, Homework
16/17 Final Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  John Lyons: Einführung in die moderne Linguistik. C.H. Beck, München 1995 (8. Aufl.)
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 40
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 60
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 Equips students with necessary skills to study individually or in teams for intra-disciplinary and and inter-disciplinary subjects. 3
2 Equips students with effective intra-cultural and inter-cultural communication skills. 3
3 Evaluates the learned information with a critical approach gaining self-learning ability. 4
4 Uses information and communication technologies in education of German language effectively. 5
5 Equips students with analytical and critical thinking skills. 5
6 Equips students with the original knowledge production skills. 5
7 Equips students with analysis skills by thinking, reasoning and building connections among various ideas. 5
8 Equips students with Scientific Research Methods and to help them use the knowledge and skills related to these methods in practice. 2
9 Equips students with assessment and evaluation skills. 5
10 Equips students with necessary skills to produce national and international projects. 5
11 Equips students with necessary theoretical and practical skills related to the field of German Language Teaching. 5
12 Equips students with necessary skills to apply the scientific concepts and methods in practice in the field of German Language Teaching. 3
13 Equips students with necessary skills to build scientific connections among several knowledge fields. 3
14 Equips students with relevant skills to examine the native language and German in terms of grammatical, linguistic and literary perspectives and to utilize similarities and differences didactically throughout this examination. 3
15 Equips students with necessary skills to be able to do scientific presentations at national and international meetings. 4
16 Equips students with the information about national and international contemporary education. 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) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 10 10
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 20 20
    Final Exam 1 20 20
Total Workload: 162
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.48
ECTS Credit: 6