Course Code & Number
ELE 208
Course Title
Linguistics II
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Sophomore
Semester:
Spring
Type of Course:
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Morphology; free and bound morphemes, compounds, inflectional and derivational morphology, morphemic analysis, morphological typology of languages, analysis of the internal hierarchical structure of words; syntax: word categories, phrase and clause structure, transformational- generative grammar, government and binding, minimalist program, argument structure, theta-roles; pragmatics: deixis, implicature, conversational maxims, speech acts and politeness. sociolinguistics; dialects, register, style; discourse: criteria for textuality, types of cohesive devices, discourse connections and functions.
Course Objectives
To gain knowledge on macrolinguistics: pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics; to compare linguistic features of L1 and L2; to make a link between linguistics and foreign language teaching.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
1. Identify topics and subtopics of macrolinguistics,
2. Recognize language variation and contact,
3. Discuss language use in context,
4. Apply linguistics to foreign language teaching processes,
5. Experiment linguistic features in a variety of contexts,
6. Compare linguistic features of Turkish and English.
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Attendance & Participation, TC Project
Course Coordinator:
Erdem AKSOY